Yes I agree MMS has “turned”…See my comments (in the comment section) in the May 21 blog post!

Did MMS ever have these banner type ads?

I don’t recall ever seeing them

And you and I know that these ads are “NOT part of the particular post”

But does someone new to the game (the people that MMS caters to with his spoonfeeding)? If you went to a travel blog for the first time ever and saw a headline at the top that said “Disclosure: Emily and I do NOT get a commission for any of the links in this post as of the post publication date”….. and then saw an ad for the Citi Hilton Reserve at the bottom – would you think they’re making money off that?

I thought these are banner type ads that are automatically placed there and bloggers don’t even control which ones appear. They are NOT part of the particular blog post.

The regular blog posts are VERY well written. The trip reports writing style is so dry I need to flog myself:-) I was NOT talking about the trip reports writing, so much room for improvement there!

This isn’t a link that leads to a blog post

This is a random Citi Hilton Reserve advertisement at the end of a post that has nothing to do with it. The same advertisements you see at the end of every TPG and FTG post

And not only is there no disclosure for it, but the top of the post implies that he is DOESN’T receive a commission from it (or at least that’s what any newbie would think)

And no, his writing style is not good.

Have you ever been able to stay awake through an entire trip report post?

If a link LEADS to a blog post that has affiliate links maybe it is okay to say this?

>>>>>>[Disclosure: Emily and I do NOT get a commission for any of the links in this post as of the post publication date.]

I caught MMS on one & he thought it was not a direct link (which it was). Keeping track of these affiliate links, and all the changes/edits, is REALLY HARD AND TIME CONSUMING I am sure. Sometimes bloggers slip.

May be slipping more than usual.

Still love to see that disclosure from the others…which won’t happen!

His English and writing style are superb imho.

They all spoonfeed…This is what you do to stay in the “game” I guess.

Nobody puts in more filler posts??? Maybe a bit harsh. Breaking trip reports to so many installments is a little bit too much I agree:-)

@bluecat

Don’t forget to tuck his nuts for him when he goes to bed tonight.

haha you got us there fair and square. 🙂

It’s the canned advertisements you see at the end of TPG and FTG posts

And not only is there no disclosure (i thought MMS was Mr. Disclosure?), but he’s actually greatly misleading his readers, because at the top of his post, it says:

[Disclosure: Emily and I do NOT get a commission for any of the links in this post as of the post publication date.]

MMS disclosure policy was his last redeeming quality. He’s a pretty terrible writer, he spoonfeeds for affiliate clicks with the worst of them, and nobody puts in more filler posts than him

have not noticed that yet…trying to catch up. If correct, it would be hugely disappointing. Compare that to the TPG or FTG or DP disclosure policies, come on!

Give them all a break. They need to keep pumping to stay in Jamie’s fold.

This “hobby” has reached unimaginable lows…At this very minute, several bloggers added several Chase Ink Bold/Plus affiliate links in their posts…we all know it now.

Which brings to mind….If this whole charade stopped suddenly…what the hell is TBB going to write about?????? Oh no!!!

Hey, give WA a break in my humble opinion, he has resisted the cc pimping thing all these years! Bloggers who pimp credit cards should DO A LOT MORE TO GIVE BACK TO READERS! I am not talking just giving away free swag. I am talking treating them to dinner and hosting get togethers AND picking up the whole tab. If I had credit cards and I meet a reader who told me (please don’t lie lol) he used my links I would not just treat him for coffee…heck, I will buy him the whole dinner and booze! But maybe this is a no no based on the secret contracts the bloggers sign just before they become Jamie Dimon’s bitches:-)