So I figured out (via my pieceing the puzzle together a bit) that there's a $3Million round of financing on the horizon... exciting for me (hopefully on the recieving end of some of that love!) as I'm currently unemployed!
For as much flack as this company has gotten all around the blogosphere & internet, they are thriving folks, very well at that! And us posties (those that post via PayPerPost, getting paid for out blog advertising) are here to stay and say what's on our minds!
Listening to Ted talk about the company, it's concept, and vast development is greatly encouraging to me as a blogger... they talked well about the whole "disclosure" issue... that I've oft waivered on. I've only seen a couple opportunities where the advertised required that there be no disclosure of payment... and I found myself avoiding them, still not too keen on the "hidden" payment for endorsement! This is such an interesting issue, and will surely be the continual controversy surrounding PayPerPost & it's users (bloggers & advertisers alike.)
If you take the time to listen to the podcast you'll hear them get pretty harshily interviewed, and asked to address very testy issues. Being accused of only being as big as they are because of the $ they keep spending, vs. the quality of the service/phenomenon. Josh had his answers well thought out, and actually did a good job being kind/non-controversial and getting his point across, even through an obvious misunderstanding/misinterpretation. I like the fact that I'm working with folks who know what they are doing, can stand strongly behind it and are there to fight the good fight, fairly, on our behalf!
