Letters from You
Integrity Compromised
Your magazine severely compromised its journalistic integrity in the article "Data Mining on the Web" in the January issue. The author should have stated from the outset that he is the CTO at one of the companies surveyed. Isn't it a coincidence that the data-mining algorithm he specifically recommends above the others just happens to be the one in his company's product? All and all, the article blurred the lines between information and advertising, which is a scary trend.
Best,
Ted Shab
Ted,
From time to time Web Techniques invites CEOs, CTOs, and other industry leaders to author first-person articles. These articles focus on the products and technologies of the companies that the leaders are involved with. As with any article, whether feature, review, or column, we work with the author to identify bias and compensate editorially.
