I'm not sure if this is script in jest or not - but on a serious note, is there anyone else that gets frustrated when these icons don't actually link to the featured pieces? I'm always curious as to how start-ups are actually featured in these publications but most landing pages don't provide a link.
Being mentioned doesn't mean it was a positive mention, or even prominent.
By simply saying "seen in", you invite the reader to imagine a glowing full-colour centre spread instead of a snarky aside by a columnist in the sports pages.
It's tricky because you don't want the visitors clicking away and getting distracted reading the New York Times. You want them to stay on the site and read about your product in your own words :)
Cool idea, this is pretty useful. However, considering most of the startups that end up on each of these sites are shut down within a few years (if not sooner), i dont know its actually the right way to prove you are legit.
I am glad someone else noticed. Third party validation is most powerful... when it's real. God knows we wouldn't want to distract people from buying our product by reading about its usefulness in the New York Times.
Just thinking on the legal side of things. What is the worse that can happen if one of the publishers want to screw the startup as they never published anything about them?
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I love the fact that you turned it into an actual 'app'. Props for making me laugh this morning.
Bonus points for if the logos change color on mouseover.