Winer Sells Ad Space During Speech; Reviewers Pimping Products

Dave Winer openly seeks sponsors for his upcoming Syndicate speech:

Act now -- sponsor a pundit!

Anyway, since one of the hot topics is advertising and sponsorship, and since the conference isn't paying me a fee, or even covering my expenses, I thought I'd offer sponsorship opportunities to people or companies who would like to be talked about, briefly, from my speaking space. I can't guarantee what I'll say about you or your company, but I do promise to mention you, and will thank you for picking up my travel expenses for the New York trip.

I also do this to demonstrate that I am not a utopian, that I can be a crass commercial whore with the best of them. However, because of who I am, I must be open about it. Which will prove even more lucrative for my sponsor because they'll be out in the open too.

Frank  Barnako notes:

Winer's self sell-promotion comes on the heels of news stories over the last few weeks in the Wall Street Journal (owned by my employer, Dow Jones) that various consumer electronics gadget reviewers have taken fees for promoting products and some of the nation's best-known chefs are also in business with food suppliers, kitchen equipment manufacturers, and wineries.

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