Beware: Infomercials Disguised as Tutorials. . .

I recently did a blog titled "How Do You Feel About Product Reviews Where the Reviewer is Paid Large Sums of Cash?". The blog attracted some really interesting comments from both sides.

I wanted to follow up with a similar concern that involves forum postings.
There has recently been a number of posts in the forum section that are created to read like a tutorial or "How To" on IPOD VIDEO CONVERSIONS. A close read indicates that the tutorial has all the fingerprints of the original software manufacturer and is more like a TV infomercial then a real tutorial. Some are really informative but most I have seen recently are purely created to help increaase sales and traffic back to their own website.

I just wanted to insure the readers are aware of these tutorial/infomercial forum postings and take the information for what they are worth. Regardless of the fact that some programs are available as a free download, there is rarely a free lunch involved and the posting are strategically written and posted to increase downloads and sales in the end.

Can anyone say. . . "Gorilla Marketing"... :-)
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