PayPerPost is trying another rewards program for its members called Postie Patrol.  They basically show up at your house or your job and offer you a chance to win some cash by performing a trick or playing a game.  I think it's a mildly good idea, but it's totally unfeasible.  It's like that Ricola Mystery Cougher thing.  There's no way they're gonna go anywhere but a big city, and even then, it's like a needle in a haystack.  I'd love to see these people show up at my door, but that kind of thing doesn't happen to me.  I don't win things.  I'm not a winner.  Except that one time I got a free Coke with an under-the-cap thing.  That was awesome. 

But I think it's interesting that payperpost keeps giving money to its members.  The posting opportunities I've taken so far have only been "internal" offers, meaning they're things that drive more traffic to PayPerPost.  The real purpose of their service is to drive traffic to other people's sites.  The big problem with that is that the advertisers who use PayPerPost are horrendous.  Why would I want to promote a video on how to change a light bulb?  Why would anyone ever look at a website that talks about top real estate agents?  These things are stupid, and the websites they point to lack even a shred of useful information.  I'm pretty sure they're all part of some sort of social experiment to see how many people will perform a stupid task for a few bucks. 

As far as PayPerPost being the end of "responsible blogging", I've already stated my opinion:  Things won't change.  But what I see happening in the near future is a bunch of blogs filling up with paid links to other useless sites whose sole purpose is to generate hits.  Oh wait ... yeah, I guess that does mean the end of responsible blogging.  Ok, maybe the critics are right. 

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