9 comments
Kevin Rabinovich, 6 years ago
This title, in combination with the color of the badge (which resembles Ask DN), is very misleading. It makes me—and likely others—think that this is a serious question posed by a DN user.
I think that there should be restrictions on what titles are allowed by advertisers who show native ads on DN.
Edit: interestingly, ”Sponsor:” prefaces the title when editing a comment:
T S, 6 years ago Absolutely agree. I have clicked this Title several times for several days to see what is the question and what are the comments and until now I did not even know it was and AD.
That is not okay...
Max Lind, 6 years ago
Hey Kevin / Kris... we most certainly want to be wary of situations like this, and ensure sponsorships are both noted as such and representative of the DN brand/audience.
Can I ask, where did you first see this story? (desktop, mobile, Twitter, etc)
T S, 6 years ago For me it was desktop and on Designer News.
Blake Rutledge, 6 years ago
Make the sponsor badge look more unique, and dont allow headlines that are just a misleading conversation starter..?
Kevin Rabinovich, 6 years ago
Thanks for the response, Maxwell! I first saw this on DN desktop.
Dean Hayden, 6 years ago
Alternatively you could pay for a subscription. Let's face it, using a 'back' button / shortcut is a massive ball ache.
Nik Rajpal, 6 years ago
we should make the sponsor icon pink with a big dollar sign on it so it's easy to avoid
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