http://mathewingram.disqus.com/enSat, 14 Oct 2006 09:29:42 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/13/the-great-blog-payola-debate-continues/#comment-1296590Thanks for the comment, Mike. I guess things sometimes come out sounding a bit different when you write them, because of the clout that TechCrunch has. <br><br>As for Text Link Ads, I just have a personal thing about them -- I hate the way that they try to mimic hyperlinks and fool people into clicking them.<br><br>And I share your feelings about the whole payola thing -- I'm just not sure that there's a whole lot we can do about it, other than point it out when we see it and hope people eventually learn how to spot it.Mathew IngramSat, 14 Oct 2006 09:29:42 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/13/the-great-blog-payola-debate-continues/#comment-1296587Mathew - I didn't mean to come across as arrogant. When writing something negative about a sponsor it's hard to pick the right words and I may not have done a good job in this case. I agree with most of what you write, but I don't see the issue with TLA's main product at all. Maybe that's a discussion for another time...michael arringtonSat, 14 Oct 2006 00:48:46 -0000