Microw@lemm.ee to Formula 1@lemmy.world · 25 days agoFormula 1 is reportedly forcing some F1 creators to change their nameswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkFormula 1 is reportedly forcing some F1 creators to change their nameswww.theverge.comMicrow@lemm.ee to Formula 1@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squarehypnotoadlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·24 days ago“SheLovesF1” doesn’t really scream “associated with F1” to me, but obviously F1 disagrees.
minus-squareGoodEye8@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·24 days agoI think she falls under the “using F1 as branding and/or are trying to capitalize on it”. Why else would she have F1 in her name?
minus-squarehypnotoadlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·24 days agoYeah it feels like a dumb decision to me, but it’s their decision to make. Seems like you’re throwing away free marketing, I don’t see any reasonable consumers thinking the formally associated with them.
minus-squareGoodEye8@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·24 days agoI 100% agree. It seems like a move made by someone who doesn’t really understand how beneficial those people can be.
“SheLovesF1” doesn’t really scream “associated with F1” to me, but obviously F1 disagrees.
I think she falls under the “using F1 as branding and/or are trying to capitalize on it”. Why else would she have F1 in her name?
Yeah it feels like a dumb decision to me, but it’s their decision to make. Seems like you’re throwing away free marketing, I don’t see any reasonable consumers thinking the formally associated with them.
I 100% agree. It seems like a move made by someone who doesn’t really understand how beneficial those people can be.