The Well-read Naturalist just posted about a new FTC ruling regarding endorsement disclosures. The intent seems to be to make sure that relationships “between advertisers and endorsers – connections that consumers would not expect – must be disclosed”. We’ve all seen celebrities endorse products in commercials, on talk shows, etc, without being clear if this […]
Archive for October, 2009
I agonize over the star ratings in my reviews. I don’t even know if anyone out there cares what the rating is, but I do. If I’m going to rate something, I want that rating to reflect my opinion as accurately as possible. The good thing is that the more reviews I do, the better […]
October 24, 2009
Birds of Eastern North America / Birds of Western North America: A Photographic Guide
Reviews, Books, Field Guidesby Paul Sterry and Brian E. Small
Incredible photographs and exceptional design highlight these new North American field guides.
Here are a couple of new reviews. But first: in my last Review Roundup post, I mentioned that I was about to become a father. Well, now I have! Our daughter, Cecelia Grace, was born on September 24. So far everyone has been doing pretty well, just tired. I took last week off of work […]
October 7, 2009
Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia: A Photographic Guide
Reviews, Books, Advanced ID, Reviews, Books, Family Guidesby Richard Chandler
A very good identification guide to the shorebirds of the northern hemisphere.
