Controversy ensues behind the Blogger’s Choice Awards
By Bulletz. Filed in Blog Tech, Web 2.0 |
It seems that there are a few people who are up in arms about some of the practices of those running the Blogger’s Choice Awards. One blogger has been asking the question : Whats the Big Deal? Another blogger states that the big deal is the preferential treatment that many PayPerPost posties believe certain bloggers have within the system. The fact that some bloggers were given advance notice of the BCA website and were able to test out the system by nominating and voting for different blogs only validates the suspicions as facts, in some people’s opinions. These votes and nominations are in question as well. There is the belief that all the votes and nominations made before the official launch of the site should be stricken from the records. Another blogger also points out that PPP owns the Blogger’s Choice Awards, a fact that is now under scrutiny.
Others, including Ted (the owner of PayPerPost) believe that one day’s notice to very few people is not worth noting either way. Those bloggers who are on the other side of this coin believe that no ill was done and there is no reason that these nominations should not stand. They contend that the votes and nominations would have been going through the system on the official date of the launch anyway, so what’s the difference? Here is PPP’s official statement about that and other controversy surrounding the awards. The controversy was also brought up in the town meeting today and Ted said:
i don’t see any problem with that. a vote is a vote. one day doesn’t change that
What do you all think of the situation?
Technorati Tags: Blogger’s Choice Awards, PayPerPost, controversy
Sunday, April 22nd 2007 at 4:52 pm |
I’d agree with Ted, one day ain’t gonna make a difference. If someone is really going to win in a particular category, he/she is bound to stand out from the rest.
Sunday, April 22nd 2007 at 7:33 pm |
I have apologized to the persons whom I offended with my opinion, but I wasn’t blaming any of the posties who took part in it, I was upset with PPP for the appearance of impropriety.
No one would have known who those posties were, if they had not commented on any of the blogs they did.
That is how I learned who they were.
It actually wasn’t until they commented, that I even knew early voting and nominations took place.
My post about it was not written until after posties stated they took part in the early voting.
But again, for the record, and I hope that everyone can at least try to understand my view, I am not upset with any of the posties who took part in it.
I am upset that the CEO of the company we all do paid content for, would ask them to. It is the appearance of impropriety that bothers me, even if it was not intended a special treatment, that is how it appears to some of us.
You know that I don’t believe that any one gets special treatment, or advance notice of opps, advance notice of breaking PPP news, but this makes it appear that way to people.
Please try to at least see my view, even if you don’t agree with it, just see where I’m coming from.
Monday, April 23rd 2007 at 11:43 am |
Thanks for this post! I was not around all weekend and had no idea any of this happened. I read the transcript for the townhall meeting and had no idea what they were talking about. The link helped me piece together what happened.
Ok – my opinion. If I got an email or IM from PPP asking me to do what many of the posties did, I also would have participated. They had no idea that those votes would stay counted and the nominations would hold. I do not blame the posties.
PPP on the other hand keeps making missteps. I know it is a new and growing company. And I want them to stay around for a long time. But it “looks” improper. I know, it is not but “looks” is everything nowadays. We have enough haters as is. Why ask for more?
Monday, April 23rd 2007 at 10:16 pm |
I thought the whole thing was stupid from the very beginning and said as much. It was a lame attempt to get people to go to PostieCon or to sign up as posties and as per the usual for the team at PPP, poorly planned and implemented. It’s no big surprise that it’s gone awry.
Tuesday, April 24th 2007 at 11:46 pm |
I completely agree with LaDonna. I thought it was stupid from the beginning which is why I didn’t end up signing up and nominating.
Friday, April 27th 2007 at 1:28 pm |
AND…it’s a good way to hint to me to stop fidgeting with the system and be who I am…heh heh heh..
After all, nobody seems to know who I am..and what we did before right?
azrin @ http://www.azrin.net