So on December 1st of last year, a new law was instated by the Federal Trade Commission aimed mostly at online bloggers and members of the youtube community. This new law required that whenever someone mentioned or used a particular product in their blog/video, they included information about whether or not they received the product for free, if they were compensated for mentioning it, and if the opinions included were their own. Failure to include these things could result in an $11,000 fine.
Finally, we all thought, people who promote the shit out of crappy products because they're getting paid for it will have to come clean and stop lying to their subscribers. Except for whatever reason, some "gurus" still refuse to follow these FTC rules, such as;
itsjudytime
makeupbyrenren
fafinettex3
glittereyes82
And some of the bigger gurus find ways to halfass the rules so technically they're still following them, but they're still being dishonest. So who has the balls to report them? No one, really, because if a particular guru suddenly included FTC info in between the time they were reported and investigated, the fine for falsely accusing someone is even greater then the fine for not following the rules. So I guess that means shitty gurus can continue to shamelessly promote things like tongue scrapers and adult diapers just to make a quick buck. Oh well, I guess it was a nice try, FTC?
So what do you guys think? Do you even care whether or not gurus get things for free? I don't, I just think its sad that many gurus will promote things that they would never use had they never been sent them for free, just to make money off of their thousands of subscribers. Some gurus (like itsjudytime) will block you if you question why they haven't included FTC info. The FTC rules were created to protect consumers, but due to the fact that a large part of the beauty guru's audience is made up of naive 13 year olds, nothing has really changed.
Monday, March 15, 2010
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«Oldest ‹Older 2001 – 2086 of 2086whos kandees kids dad??? why dont we ever hear about him
I don't think he wants to be talked about...according to her blog she doesn't post pics of her kids anymore because her ex won't allow her to.
i wouldnt wanna be associated with kandee either :P
is it just me or does it look like kalel have the moustache of a 14 year old mexican boy when she's this tan? LOL
pot pie kithes for everywan! <3
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@8:16 you just ruined my appetite :(
HES CHARLES CHARLES TRIPPY WITH MARLE ZOE N HIS FIANCEE ALLY U CAN WATCH HIM ON HIS CHANNLE AVOID THE INDEICISN CUZ THE INTERNET KILLED TELLEVISIONNNNNN
Can you imagine making out with that thing? The spit and lipgloss. I want to barf.
@8:10
haha kalel just looks orange to me
whats the video where fafinette reads from a script
Kandee has two baby daddies, I think. Either that or all three kids are by different men.
Wasn't she married twice? Or maybe it was once I can't remember
she had her first kid at like 19. he was her first husband but ive spoken to people that know kandee and he cheated on her alot and was a real loser. Though she continued to chase after him when he treated her like shit. she has 2 kids to her second husband, now divorced. but he has primary custody and from wha i've heard is a nice guy.
i just noticed that kalels vids begin with "queenbeeauty productions presents" HAH so LAME
i think Kandee has her oldest kid by one guy and then the two younger ones by another.
idgaf, i like josh.
@8:23 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvfj_itYuUM
Fafinette pausing and reading lines vid.
@8:39
me dos. he's pretty chill, even though he can be an ass. people are stupid, sometimes you can't pretend to be patient and tolerant of their ignorance.
and i completely love that he not so covertly called out ellen and balir.
i like that he isn't fake and how upfront he is. i get tired of fake gurus that put on a front for their viewers. he's exactly the same on and outside of youtube.
josh is on blogtv
http://www.blogtv.com/People/petrilude
petrilude can be an ass, but that's what i like about him. he's only rude when there is a good reason to be.
he is on blogtv right now!
"what r ur 5 top mac eyesahdows"
"whatever. you. want. to. buy = 5 words"
LULZ i see what you did there.
someone ask about the birth certificate thing from his last video.
Huh, I didn't know Fafinette lived in the DC area. She mentioned the mall I usually go to in that extremely awkward reading lines video X/
http://twitpic.com/19nslh holy shit she does not look horrible for once.
idk, i think she's pretty. though the red hair looked far better on her, imo.
word v: pirateet
josh isnt that big of an ass
@9:03
agree
Off topic, but what's a good dupe for MAC's MSF natural?
I don't find him to be an ass either. But most of the people on this blog do for whatever reason.
He gets tired of people asking the same questions 1,000 times one every one of this videos. People get butthurt just because he tells them to find the answer themselves. Stop being lazy, it's that simple.
At least he's honest. If you ask him about specific guru, he won't bullshit like other gurus. Like I said, I like him and idgaf.
holy shit kimitoxxxic is so bad at make up. she makes kai look decent.
@9:10
agree
joshs real name is alejandro. just thought i'd clear that up.
mama wilcher brings the lulz
is the sound any better in josh's room yet?
whats mama wilcher the wino up to now?
@9:26 #1 it's still cutting out for me
he's been off for 10 minutes now.
Kandee posted a new video
Does anyone else find it weird that makeupbyleinababy always has slow songs playing in the background of her videos?
Macbarbie07 copied Michelles videos down to the music and everything. Someone has SERIOUS identity issues.
youtube needs to shut down the whole beauty community, period.
haha "Kalel's" birthday's coming up- remember when she was saying she and elizabeth were going to go to LA together to celebrate
yeah are kalel and elizablair not bffs anymore?
@9:50 i thought blairizabeth decided to go to NY for her birthday? i dont get why blairizabeth is even doing that, it wouldnt even be fun to be in another city if you're not of legal drinking age..what she is gonna do, go to chuckee cheese?
but knowing elizablair she'll probably get a fake ID and get drunk as hell
9:52 This was decided (in Kalel's head maybe) way back when when "Kalel" and Lizzy were Bff's (again, in Kalel's mind). Like last year, I want to say Nov/Dec
Lol, I can see it now.
Bartender: Sorry miss, you're not 21.
Lizzy: DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!? I'M BLAIR!!
Bartender: ...
Lizzy: JUICYSTAR07!
Bartender: ...
Lizzy: FROM YOUTUBE!!
Bartender: ...
9:49 I wish youtube would just shut down the beauty community too, because it's nothing but a bunch of fake bitches ripping people off. But youtube will never do that because they make google ad revenue.
10:03 LOL!
I can also imagine Ellen trying to desperately flirt with the bartender and failing miserably.
"Sorry mam, I don't date woman over the age of 30"
Youtube just isn't the same as what it used to be. I find myself unsubscribing from people more and more now.
Sooo faffinette is including FTC info now. What a coincidence!
@10:23 do you think she saw this page? lol
10:13 lol, Ikr? ellen looks about the same age as kandee does.
Fafinette would be stupid to not do the disclaimer for Sunlabs, considering a bunch of other YouTubers (I refuse to call them gurus) are getting the same product for free and possibly even paid to do a vid about it. I'm glad she couldn't leave it out for long!
michelles liner is so terrible in her newest video. :|
Oh joy TiffanyD has the internet at her new house. Get ready for more sigma and bragging!
IT'S ABOUT TIME! I don't know why she thought she was above the FTC. If everyone else has to, you do too bitch.
Michelle has made $10,000+ on single videos. Her contract with Lancome is supposedly worth $2 million.
i wouldnt be surprised.her lady gaga tutorial video only has like 7 million views, right?
and if its true that they make a penny for every view..then dayyyymmnnnn !
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Michelle is so plain looking, but she cakes on the makeup and puts in contacts and ~transforms~ herself into a semi-attractive white-looking girl.
I also think she hides her puffy cheeks by doing that weird smile/grin thing.
Michelle's gaga video is her most watched one and it has 14,000,000+ views now. IF the rumor that partners make $2.50/2500 views (a penny a view), she made $14,000 from that video alone. And making a penny a view is reasonable so it prob is true.
@10:50 ew, she looks fugly in both pictures lol
Michelle has makeup on one of her contacts at the end and she should wait to do her tutorials until AFTER she's had her eyebrows waxed.
if anyone walked down the street looking like that with glasses i would laugh at them
is phanny using a fake background?
@11:09 i havent seen her latest video but doesnt she always use her PS3 wallpaper as a background?
11:09 - I think she filmed in front of her TV with that picture one is :S in the beginning when you see her couch you can see the corner of the TV and it has the background on it
"ok, i went to high school with "Elle". Her name really is Lisa Fowler. We were in colorguard in high school. She is from Kingsport, Tennessee. We actually were in the same graduating class and she has always been stuck up even though she has no reason to be. When i found her videos on youtube i thought it was awesome so i subscribed but on one of them i commented on i said that her name was lisa and ever since then she has blocked me from subscribing. This is what she does to people that out her. Shes never gonna sue anyone, she may be rich but shes not that rich. Her mommy and daddy are not going to bail her out if she wants to sue someone because they know her real name. I cant say much about Elizabeth because I dont know her personally. I just know Lisa and that...well for lack of a better words shes a bitch. Shes always thought that she was too good for everyone."
someone wrote this on the other blog about the blonde.
oh well i don't watch her videos that often so i didn't know. haha.
i was so confused for a while.
i just don't get why she is so popular. she is nothing special.
@ 11:21
if that girl went to hs with her she should like upload pics of lisa from the yearbook
i'd love to see what she looked like back then ahha
I want to fuck blair
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kalel mentioned blair in numerous videos including her faq saying blair is one of the only people she watches on youtube since they are friends and there were other vids too i cant remember which one that kalel had to mention blair
and numerous times on youstream kalel was talking about how her and blair and friends and "blairs texted me earlier" "blair and i are going to la for my 21st bday"
hehehe and blair never ever mentioned kalel once in any video or blogtv or anything
i wish i could just fast forward time and see where all these youtubers will end up once this whole youtube beauty community fad ends
Kalel: Doing porn and will be on future episodes of Celeb Rehab.
Ellen: Crazy cat lady.
Kai: Still at home and making videos when she's 40.
Kandee: Locked away for losing her damn mind.
Michelle: Selling her shitty cosmetics at a MALL KIOSK.
can someone help me and tell me how i can make a website and have it working for free?
i dont know alot about html
i just remember awhile back people were laughing at kalel for paying for that website and said she could have got a free one.
how can i have a free one?
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11:52 what about blair? lol everyone always leaves her out
i wonder how much money kandee made in total if she made over 7 grand in just a few days i cant imagine how much she made after a month of having that donate button up
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i hate kai. let's stop talking about kai.
what does ikr mean?
ikr = I know, right?
Canada doesnt have to post the FTC
This is why when I do a review, I always try to remember to disclose in the video itself if I have been sent something for free rather than just adding it into the sidebar. People ask in the comments anyway, even if you post it in the sidebar so that way its clearer.
In my opinion, that should be the rule, anyone can go and edit their sidebar at any time, it should be mandatory to add a slide to the video or actually speak the words. It still baffles me how many times you see arguments between subscribers in some of the bigger youtubers comments over whether or not they were paid, even when its disclosed right there in the sidebar. I also think the use of the word 'compensated' genuinely throws a lot of younger viewers off.
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elle or whoever she is, that "guru" censors all negative comments. whatever happened to freedom of expression!
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