To me this is about context. If you look at wine reviews in newspapers (print or online) you would usually assume that the writer has received free tasting samples. Blogs come in many different formats though, are financed in many different ways and have different purposes. Personally, I would not need/want a disclaimer on every single page, but I am more likely to trust a blog that provides some (credible looking) information on what it is about, how it is financed/resourced etc. The same applies to any other source I use.
In reply to What's with all this telling me what to do? by Miss Bouquet
A matter of context
To me this is about context. If you look at wine reviews in newspapers (print or online) you would usually assume that the writer has received free tasting samples. Blogs come in many different formats though, are financed in many different ways and have different purposes. Personally, I would not need/want a disclaimer on every single page, but I am more likely to trust a blog that provides some (credible looking) information on what it is about, how it is financed/resourced etc. The same applies to any other source I use.