OH, advertisements, TOS
Fo' Shizzle My Sizzle
on 1/7/12 7:39 am
on 1/7/12 7:39 am
On January 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM Pacific Time, Medley411 wrote:
OH is a website that has advertisements. Like any commercial venture, if a company pays money to advertise, they get space.
OH is no different than many other magazines or websites. As consumers we should all check products and do research before purchasing or using any product.
I see many people post how disappointed they are about news letter that have advertisements
with products that are not so good for people.
I purchase a fashion magazine, that does not mean I think every item in the book is to my taste,
or will look good on me. If the magazine prints an add for chocolate should I criticize and say that
is going to make everyone fat, and scold the magazine for taking that companies money.
We retain the ability to purchase or not, products advertised on OH. Just because a product or service is on the OH website, it does not means OH sponsors or endorses it.
OH can do what they want. Why are so many people shocked and seeminly put out? This is corporate America. If you dont like it, purchase OH and set your own rules (TOS).
As with any other magazine or website, you will get a variety of subjects: WLS, pictures, letters to
the editor, cooking and even a dramatic story from time to time. There is plenty of materiel for everyone to choose from. If you dont like an article or writer, dont read it.
If you are unhappy with OH, move on. There is nothing to see here.
Maybe 3% of the content is orgininal and non-solicited.
Articles, product reviews, and features where editors supposedly pick out a selection of cool stuff to promote are paid for by the companies whose products are in the articles.
Few realize how pervasive advertising really is, and companies are always looking for news ways to market a product in ways that do not appear to be an "ad" on the surface. Many do not realize they're being tricked into believing that the information presented to them is done so without any kind of bias or ulterior motive.
OH is one big advertising product for the medical world, "the community" is part of the product offered to doctors who want to market their service to people seeking WLS. The sad part is how few realize it.
I don't have a problem with using advertising money to operate a site. I have a problem with how certain companies choose to run their site.
I'm a member of several sites, this isn't the only place where I hang my hat.
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