Beware the Message of Adverblogging 37
GameSetWatch looks at the moral middle ground of semi-official company organs. Otherwise known as adverblogging, GSW singles out Three Speech, a blog dedicated to the PlayStation 3. Though the site purports not to be a 'part of' Sony, they have insider access and company knowledge that separates them from your average blog. All this raises some trust issues, which the post explores: "You know, this 'free and open' is true to some limited extent, but why weren't there any difficult comparative questions asked about Xbox Live Arcade in the Harrison interview on E-Distribution? Surely the fact this is for a Sony site makes a difference? (The earlier discussion on SIXAXIS is a bit more rigorous in terms of asking tricky questions, mind you.) I'm aware that the interview was _largely_ just informational, and there are some tautological ways round this. But how about Sony just give Fahey a no-holds-barred interview with Harrison that would run in full on GI.biz, and then reprint the bits they want to? Or wouldn't that be bloglike enough?" Russ Pitts has a further exploration of this subject at the Escapist Lounge blog.
Never purports not to be part of Sony (Score:2)
Note that they say they're not a part of PlayStation, rather than not a part of Sony. They could easily be produced by a Sony affiliate or subsidary that is not linked to the arm of Sony that directly produces PlayStation products.
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Get your trolling right.
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Rob
Spun in favor of the XBox? (Score:2)
P.S. I picked this nick over ten years ago just so I could make that joke and this is the first time I've been able to do it...
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Darn (Score:2)
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too many bad reviews, and people stop sending you stuff, which is why consumer reports goes out and buys the things they review - they're not beholden to anyone.
It will be interesting to see what consumer reports thinks of the Vista EULA [slashdot.org].
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Erm. I suppose one could say that. But wouldn't that be true of any news site that covers products that people would want to buy?
This is difficult. (Score:2)
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I wrote them - but got no reply. I wonder if their project with Ubisoft(Brothers in arms) "got in the way". While they only metion the odd RTS ( like the recent LOTR games ), as a gamer i feel that COH is too big a thing to ignore.
There's still a lot of fun to be had in front of the PC.
.. and no; I've g
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That being said, a major factor in the inception of blogging was that it was fa
Huh? (Score:2)
Which strikes me as a total non-sequitur. They say they won't censor comments so they have to ask interviewees any question s
THEY ARE PAID BY SONY (Score:1)
http://www.aqr.org.uk/dir/r/rampindustry.shtml [aqr.org.uk]
Clients include Channel 4, Sony PlayStation, MGOMD, Topshop, Asics/Onituska Tiger, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment and Bacardi.
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Is it Happy Hour yet?
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Speaking to playstation (Score:2)
I speak to playstation, a lot actually when I get frustated, they usually are crude remarks about it's mother, but I also speak to playstation. Listen to me too.
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You're telling us that NOW? (Score:1)
Its simple. (Score:2)
The issue comes about when people do NOT disclose this and try to trick readers into thinking they are something they are not. If I want to get exclusive pics and videos, I might check your site out since I'd know you were sponsored by the company and thus would have
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Worth emphasizing that means being paid in any way. Meaning money, employment, sub-contract, freebies, early access, media access, future access, anything of value.
Too many weasels claim that being paid in kind is somehow different from being paid directly and doesn't require disclosure.
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Marketing talk is not just cheap, it can have negative value. Free speech can be compromised just as much by too much noise as too little signal.
For me, Gizmodo, Kotaku, Engadget, Inquirer (Score:2)
Aside from selective "journalism", they're headlines include:
Sony Hates Europeans, Will Prevent The Importing of PS3
Why the PS3 Needs Lots of Power [gizmodo.com]
Microsoft Blogger Says PS3 Online "Likely Underwelming" Sony: "European gamers come second" The only reason they report on the PS3 is to put a negative spin on it, and get people to think they're a credible news source, rather than a fanboy site or a
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Never fear! (Score:2)