One of the greatest reasons I have continued to read BB over the years has been the idea that it’s a “directory of wonderful things”. That’s not just news stories. It’s also stuff. BB has never claimed to be simply a blog for political views or an alternative news source. They also introduce their readers to products or services that they believe can benefit those readers, AND might not be found in most mainstream media. I have found a lot of great kitchen items, toys for my kids, gadgets for my businesses, and books for my own brain on the pages of BB that I might not have otherwise been exposed to.
Is there a problem with this? Or can you show me in BoingBoing’s Mission Statement or TOS where this is prohibited? Do you think it would be better for BB to feature products like this, and say, “Here are some very creative, very aesthetically pleasing playing cards we think you might like to own, and we’re not going to tell you were you can buy them”?
