And this is why Youtubers are awful and the gaming equivalent of mommy bloggers. They either A: give you what you want or B: get paid to say certain things or give certain coverage, and all without any transparency or disclosure.
I never understood why so many people follow these people in the first place.
Have to give props for using a #kstate gif.
Why would people need to get paid to advertise the all-in-one Xbox One? With tremendous exclusive hits like Dead Rising 3, Ryse: Sons of Rome, Lococyle and upcoming exclusives like Halo 5, and Titanfall the games are all there. It even allows you to experience live TV like never before with the new Kinect sensor, and Snap functionality. Xbox One is a great buy.
The problem (and possible FTC violation) stems from not actually disclosing you're being paid.
It's one thing to run an infomercial with a disclaimer that it's paid for by the company whose product is being pushed. That's 100% A-OK.
To push the product without disclosing that you're being paid to do so? Big no-no.
I wouldn't expect them too either. Like they said, it's easy money.Don't count on it. Someone posted the Machinima twitter account that posted this in the other thread and those commented on it seemed hyped about getting paid. Machinima was advertising it as the "easiest/best promo we've ever done!". Of course the CM that posted it deleted that tweet.
So is this what Major Nelson was referring to when he said online hate needs to stop?
This is youtube. You think the FTC actually applies to videos people put up? This isn't tv.
Nah. I don't even get 100 views a video, on average. I'm a small channel that does all this for fun, but I'm just thinking about this from the viewpoint of a video creator.So you like it because you are getting paid for it.
Isn't it nice that we know you're getting paid so we can put your viewpoint in the proper context?
So you like it because you are getting paid for it.
Isn't it nice that we know you're getting paid so we can put your viewpoint in the proper context?
MS defense force please read this
Now please come with better arguments than "Sony too!™" and "It's perfectly fine"
Can you wait ~15 minutes?
MS defense force incoming.
Absolutely you can't trust the content, but no one company has been this balls deep stupid as of yet. MS may just be the first to get caught and called on it (about par for the course over the last year).
Quote relevant text?
I disagree with the "positive" part, because Microsoft isn't targeting and going after negative comments or negativity in general. Nor should they. If people think the Xbox One is a garbage system, they should be free to say so in videos, forum posts, tweets, etc what they believe. Microsoft is only supporting those who have positive opinions, which doesn't overshadow (and once again, shouldn't overshadow) negative opinions.
Come on man, this is downright filthy. Microsoft is literally buying ads that are disguised as neutral content.I don't see the problem with this. All Microsoft is doing is paying and supporting the content creators supporting them. If other content creators who aren't fond of the Xbox Brand, decide to jump aboard and sell out on their personal beliefs for money, that's their fault and Microsoft's gain.
Just like any business contract, which this is, by the way, you aren't legally allowed to discuss the terms, conditions, or what you receive from it, so whatever.
The "you can't be negative about the Xbox One and it must be relevant" part also makes sense, why would the support you trashing their product? Besides, it's necessary. You already saw some posts on GAF discuss loopholes and ways to get money from Microsoft without doing anything. "Put it at the end of a totally unrelated video! Make a video discussing this bullshit and make money since it's about the Xbox One! Tall badly about the Xbox One and tag the video so you get paid!"
Can't blame Microsoft.
As a content creator and YouTuber myself, my channel is already practically a Xbox only channel (thanks Sony for making it so hard and BS to capture PS3 footage! And thanks even more for not allowing PS4 footage at all!), so I'm just getting paid for doing what I already do, I don't see the negative. Microsoft is just supporting those supporting them.
I know you're being sarcastic, and the hidden tag is hilarious, but seriously I sort of agree.
I am 100% sure that's an FTC violation.
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pres...ises-online-advertising-disclosure-guidelines
Example 7: A college student who has earned a reputation as a video game expert
maintains a personal weblog or “blog” where he posts entries about his gaming
experiences. Readers of his blog frequently seek his opinions about video game hardware
and software. As it has done in the past, the manufacturer of a newly released video game
system sends the student a free copy of the system and asks him to write about it on his
blog. He tests the new gaming system and writes a favorable review. Because his review is
disseminated via a form of consumer-generated media in which his relationship to the
advertiser is not inherently obvious, readers are unlikely to know that he has received the
video game system free of charge in exchange for his review of the product, and given the
value of the video game system, this fact likely would materially affect the credibility they
attach to his endorsement. Accordingly, the blogger should clearly and conspicuously
disclose that he received the gaming system free of charge. The manufacturer should
advise him at the time it provides the gaming system that this connection should be
disclosed, and it should have procedures in place to try to monitor his postings for
compliance.
They removed that years ago.
bending over backwards for ms.
I do not blame the mods for thinking your were a shill.I don't see the problem with this. All Microsoft is doing is paying and supporting the content creators supporting them. If other content creators who aren't fond of the Xbox Brand, decide to jump aboard and sell out on their personal beliefs for money, that's their fault and Microsoft's gain.
Just like any business contract, which this is, by the way, you aren't legally allowed to discuss the terms, conditions, or what you receive from it, so whatever.
The "you can't be negative about the Xbox One and it must be relevant" part also makes sense, why would the support you trashing their product? Besides, it's necessary. You already saw some posts on GAF discuss loopholes and ways to get money from Microsoft without doing anything. "Put it at the end of a totally unrelated video! Make a video discussing this bullshit and make money since it's about the Xbox One! Tall badly about the Xbox One and tag the video so you get paid!"
Can't blame Microsoft.
As a content creator and YouTuber myself, my channel is already practically a Xbox only channel (thanks Sony for making it so hard and BS to capture PS3 footage! And thanks even more for not allowing PS4 footage at all!), so I'm just getting paid for doing what I already do, I don't see the negative. Microsoft is just supporting those supporting them.
I know you're being sarcastic, and the hidden tag is hilarious, but seriously I sort of agree.
edit: I know I give Polygon a lot of shit, but they did report on this, sourcing the Ars article.
I just tune anything Andrea says out. She's like the exact opposite of the kind of advertising/shilling Microsoft should be paying for.This is just business as usual carried over from last gen. Didn't we already know they were paying Machinima under the table for mentions? Andrea Renee on Weekend Confirmed?
Sorry. I linked to the wrong article.
Here: http://www.ftc.gov/policy/federal-r...-endorsements-and-testimonials-advertising-16
It's a 27 page PDF answering all these questions. It's long and boring.
The arrangement as described might go against the FTC's guidelines for the use of endorsements in advertising, which demand full disclosure when there is "a connection between the endorser and the seller of the advertised product that might materially affect the weight or credibility of the endorsement." The document offers a specific example of a video game blogger who gets a free game system that he later talks about on his blog. That blogger would need to disclose that gift, the FTC says, because his opinion is "disseminated via a form of consumer-generated media in which his relationship to the advertiser is not inherently obvious." That same reasoning would seem to apply to the opinions expressed by the video makers participating in this promotion. Neither Microsoft nor Machinima responded immediately to a request for comment on the matter, but we'll let you know if and when we hear from them.
Ones an advertisement the other is subversive propaganda aimed at brainwashing you into liking something you otherwise wouldn't.
I don't see the problem with this. All Microsoft is doing is paying and supporting the content creators supporting them. If other content creators who aren't fond of the Xbox Brand, decide to jump aboard and sell out on their personal beliefs for money, that's their fault and Microsoft's gain.
Just like any business contract, which this is, by the way, you aren't legally allowed to discuss the terms, conditions, or what you receive from it, so whatever.
The "you can't be negative about the Xbox One and it must be relevant" part also makes sense, why would the support you trashing their product? Besides, it's necessary. You already saw some posts on GAF discuss loopholes and ways to get money from Microsoft without doing anything. "Put it at the end of a totally unrelated video! Make a video discussing this bullshit and make money since it's about the Xbox One! Tall badly about the Xbox One and tag the video so you get paid!"
Can't blame Microsoft.
As a content creator and YouTuber myself, my channel is already practically a Xbox only channel (thanks Sony for making it so hard and BS to capture PS3 footage! And thanks even more for not allowing PS4 footage at all!), so I'm just getting paid for doing what I already do, I don't see the negative. Microsoft is just supporting those supporting them.
I know you're being sarcastic, and the hidden tag is hilarious, but seriously I sort of agree.
View the source. I'm sure there's browser extensions that do it as well.
Oh. Didn't know that was illegal lol. Holy crap huge oversight by Microsoft if it is illegal then. Close down this entire promotion and punish Microsoft if this is against the law. Although I'm sure Microsoft thought it out... Right? They wouldn't be this ignorant?The problem isn't the positive part, it's non disclosure part. Everyone who applied to this is obligated by law to disclose that he's promoting Xbone and he's getting paid for it. This assignment says don't disclose that, it's illegal.
I actually crtizied Microsoft many times on GAF, and I've even done it in this thread...is there anything ms does that you won't defend? I mean you even believed and defended penello's pr on here?
no i am not really into the console wars thing.
So you like it because you are getting paid for it.
Isn't it nice that we know you're getting paid so we can put your viewpoint in the proper context?
Mhmmmm