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It clearly says "DuckDuckGo Blog" in the page, so your accusation that it's deliberately causing confusion is just plain false.

oefrha 6y ago
Are you talking about the footer? A very small percentage of people would scroll all the way to the bottom especially on a relatively long page like this (5583px tall on desktop). Speaking of actually visible branding, there's a DuckDuckGo logo (without wordmark) in the top left corner and that's about it. To most people who aren't familiar with the DuckDuckGo logo, this would indeed look like the site of some privacy advocacy group. Edit: Didn't notice that the sticky header once you scroll down does say "DuckDuckGo Blog". Not sure why it can't just say that in the actual header; intentionally vague or baffling design?
- soraminazuki 6y ago
  > Are you talking about the footer? Why don't you look at the header? > To most people who aren't familiar with the DuckDuckGo logo, this would indeed look like the site of some privacy advocacy group. Seriously???
  - oefrha 6y ago
    > Why don't you look at the header? And why don't you look at my comment talking about the header? > Seriously??? You seriously think more than 10% of Internet users recognize the DuckDuckGo logo? (Actually, s/10%/1%/.)
    - soraminazuki 6y ago
      > And why don't you look at my comment talking about the header? 1. You only mentioned about it in an edit, it's disingenuous to suggest that I intentionally ignored it. 2. It says "DuckDuckGo News" even before you scroll down the page. > You seriously think more than 10% of Internet users recognize the DuckDuckGo logo? I find the accusation that DDG is engaging in "astroturfing" when they clearly identify themselves ridiculous.
      - oefrha 6y ago
        > 1. You only mentioned about it in an edit, it's disingenuous to suggest that I intentionally ignored it. My comment was talking about the actual header in the first place. And I posted the edit about the sticky header like ten minutes before your reply. But maybe you didn't refresh the page, so whatever. If I was disingenuous I wouldn't have labelled it clearly as an edit, unlike the site which isn't clearly labeled as a corporate blog, until you scroll down. > 2. It says "DuckDuckGo News" even before you scroll down the page. "DuckDuckGo News" is only a category among many. A privacy advocacy group blog can't have a category called "DuckDuckGo News"? Hell, many people's personal blogs have Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc. categories.
- hombre_fatal 6y ago
  You’re basically nitpicking that they used their logo alone in the header instead of also putting “DDG” there which is petty. If you were actually confused (hard to believe) just reading the content would clarify any confusion. Check out the first line of the article. This thread would have a point if the blog spoke of DDG in the third person, but it doesn’t.
  - oefrha 6y ago
    Call it petty or whatever, this thread is obviously about the entire site, which engages in content marketing a lot (check out all the non-"DuckDuckGo News" posts) without the courtesy of a clear domain name, and not about this particular announcement. As actuator said in the thread, it should be duckduckgo.com/blog/.

oefrha 6y ago

Are you talking about the footer? A very small percentage of people would scroll all the way to the bottom especially on a relatively long page like this (5583px tall on desktop). Speaking of actually visible branding, there's a DuckDuckGo logo (without wordmark) in the top left corner and that's about it. To most people who aren't familiar with the DuckDuckGo logo, this would indeed look like the site of some privacy advocacy group. Edit: Didn't notice that the sticky header once you scroll down does say "DuckDuckGo Blog". Not sure why it can't just say that in the actual header; intentionally vague or baffling design?

soraminazuki 6y ago
> Are you talking about the footer? Why don't you look at the header? > To most people who aren't familiar with the DuckDuckGo logo, this would indeed look like the site of some privacy advocacy group. Seriously???
- oefrha 6y ago
  > Why don't you look at the header? And why don't you look at my comment talking about the header? > Seriously??? You seriously think more than 10% of Internet users recognize the DuckDuckGo logo? (Actually, s/10%/1%/.)
  - soraminazuki 6y ago
    > And why don't you look at my comment talking about the header? 1. You only mentioned about it in an edit, it's disingenuous to suggest that I intentionally ignored it. 2. It says "DuckDuckGo News" even before you scroll down the page. > You seriously think more than 10% of Internet users recognize the DuckDuckGo logo? I find the accusation that DDG is engaging in "astroturfing" when they clearly identify themselves ridiculous.
    - oefrha 6y ago
      > 1. You only mentioned about it in an edit, it's disingenuous to suggest that I intentionally ignored it. My comment was talking about the actual header in the first place. And I posted the edit about the sticky header like ten minutes before your reply. But maybe you didn't refresh the page, so whatever. If I was disingenuous I wouldn't have labelled it clearly as an edit, unlike the site which isn't clearly labeled as a corporate blog, until you scroll down. > 2. It says "DuckDuckGo News" even before you scroll down the page. "DuckDuckGo News" is only a category among many. A privacy advocacy group blog can't have a category called "DuckDuckGo News"? Hell, many people's personal blogs have Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc. categories.
hombre_fatal 6y ago
You’re basically nitpicking that they used their logo alone in the header instead of also putting “DDG” there which is petty. If you were actually confused (hard to believe) just reading the content would clarify any confusion. Check out the first line of the article. This thread would have a point if the blog spoke of DDG in the third person, but it doesn’t.
- oefrha 6y ago
  Call it petty or whatever, this thread is obviously about the entire site, which engages in content marketing a lot (check out all the non-"DuckDuckGo News" posts) without the courtesy of a clear domain name, and not about this particular announcement. As actuator said in the thread, it should be duckduckgo.com/blog/.