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So, the "designers" don't actually design anything? They just sell stuff at parties organised by a "hostess"? That's my read on it. I find it puzzling at the l

So, the "designers" don't actually design anything? They just sell stuff at parties organised by a "hostess"? That's my read on it. I find it puzzling at the least that the article takes no issue with this at all; it wouldn't immediately occur to me that Yahoo Small Business would publish paid placement ads as articles, but this doesn't exactly scream "reporting" to me, so I have to wonder if that's close to the truth. If they're using "designer" as part of the pitch, then it's definitely dishonest and intentionally misleading. If that's just a term a 14 year old came up with and it's only used internally, then... I guess it's just really poor word choice. That said, I do like the fact that when she asked for a car, her parents not only told her to buy it herself, they suggested she start a business. Too bad about the... um... less intelligent decision(s).

wmeredith 13y ago
>> I find it puzzling at the least that the article takes no issue with this at all; it wouldn't immediately occur to me that Yahoo Small Business would publish paid placement ads as articles, but this doesn't exactly scream "reporting" to me, so I have to wonder if that's close to the truth. “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.” ― George Orwell
alphakappa 13y ago
>>That said, I do like the fact that when she asked for a car, her parents not only told her to buy it herself, they suggested she start a business. Too bad about the... um... less intelligent decision(s). The origin story may well be made up, like the eBay eps dispenser legend and many others.