Originally Posted by
Flamenguista
I know this is a very weird thing to get emotional about, but a small sense of anger arises whenever I see a link for The Gate appear on screen. Is it just me, or do other people find the branding over the top ridiculous? A beyond cheesy close-up glamour shot of his face that takes up more than half of the logo and throwing his name inside the blog title. I admit that I never once opened any article of his, simply based on principle.
Doesn't seem that silly to me. To the extent all of these blogs are branded marketing devices for credit cards and hotels, gut reactions to images by consumers matter.