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Numero Dos:  “[B]eginning December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to provide disclosures whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations.

Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to specify this. Ditto if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place.

This would be tedious for me and a continual eye sore for readers. But rules is rules.

To cover my posterior and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every recommendation, link, and product I use [and/or sell], the following all hold true:”

(Illustrations courtesy of Louis Gray and Jeannine Schafer.  FTC Disclosures courtesy of The Blog of Tim Ferriss.)