Impoverished Bloggers Forced to Sell Links
Gawker's Hamilton Nolan has unearthed a dirty marketing scam that's happening in the Internet journalism world right now: Advertisers are paying bloggers for links in posts.
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Two days after the temple of journalism announced its intent to honor Hussam Salama and Mahmoud al-Kumi, who were killed in November while working as cameramen for the Middle East-based Al-Aqsa TV, the museum has decided not to recognize them, citing their employer's deep ties to Hamas.
Gawker's Hamilton Nolan has unearthed a dirty marketing scam that's happening in the Internet journalism world right now: Advertisers are paying bloggers for links in posts.
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