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No problem with that - it's a legitimate marketing channel, which in this day and age of digital proliferation, cannot be ignored. No one forced anyone else to
by mankash666 8y ago
No problem with that - it's a legitimate marketing channel, which in this day and age of digital proliferation, cannot be ignored. No one forced anyone else to read it, but people are obviously searching in a similar fashion and these answers are getting read.
- craftyguy 8y ago> No one forced anyone else to read it, but people are obviously searching in a similar fashion and these answers are getting read The problem is that it is seriously blurring the line between advertising and unbiased(or less biased that an ad from the company) advice/comparison of search engines.
- optimuspaul 8y agoIs it though? I think it is very clear that this is advertising regardless of the authenticity of the source of the question. The answer is an ad and I don't think that is bad (or good).
- craftyguy 8y agoIt's clear to you and I, but I can see how it would not be clear to others. They could have stated up front in the response that they represent DDG, but they did not.
- kwhitefoot 8y ago> They could have stated up front in the response that they represent DDG, but they did not perhaps they thought it was unnecessary to repeat the information that sits just under the title: "Gabriel Weinberg, CEO & Founder at DuckDuckGo (2008-present)"
- craftyguy 8y agoHonestly I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out. I guess my mind is trained to jump straight to the content and ignore everything else around it.