Do you like what Coindesk is doing?

[Snorek]

I was really baited by some article I found on the Coindesk. I am talking about  Balaji Srinivasan's prelection  "How To Get Bitcoin (Without Mining or Buying Bitcoin).
I was happy to click link to this material but after like 30 seconds of watching this video it stops and I was greeted by splash screen: "if you like this video give us your name, surname and email"

Link: https://coindesk.wistia.com/medias/p5nyjgbvln

How exactly newbie bitcoin user who seek safe methods of earning bitcoin might feel about this kind of 'promotion'?

[LFC_Bitcoin]

CoinDesk used to be a good source of information & provided breaking news. Now it's just a paid shilling website, I mean look how much they cover ETH these days.

[calkob]

some times i have to admit they come off with the biggest load of crap but to be honest it has always been that way as far as i can remember, i think they are all about clicks

[European Central Bank]

coindesk is junk and has always been junk as far as I can tell. they do a very slick job but the content can't be trusted. considering the state of crypto news, mainly shit, there's gotta be a space for a respected source that manages to appeal to people. there are some glimmers out there but most of them seem to struggle and disappear.

I hope someone finds a good balance soon. then again it's almost impossible to find truth and objectivity in the coin projects themselves so how are you gonna find it in the news?

and those goddamn popups were unbearable too.

[franky1]

coindesk are sell outs.
they will publish anything to get some revenue, whether is fake/scam adverts or just un researched news.

i thought Fox news was bad, but generally any/all bitcoin "news" sites are worse with their inaccurate reporting and clickbait topics

[shinratensei_]

coindesk is junk and has always been junk as far as I can tell. they do a very slick job but the content can't be trusted. considering the state of crypto news, mainly shit, there's gotta be a space for a respected source that manages to appeal to people. there are some glimmers out there but most of them seem to struggle and disappear.

I hope someone finds a good balance soon. then again it's almost impossible to find truth and objectivity in the coin projects themselves so how are you gonna find it in the news?

But in this time, there are a lot of people is still believed with coindesk, they're said coindesk is a reliable site and best bitcoin news site, but I think they turned into a shit for now.

[ErnieRox]

i think its ok most of the info you should always double check but such is life

[The Sceptical Chymist]

OMG you got a pop-up!

They're a good source of information,  but they're pretty much like any other website. Some are more annoying than others--Coindesk isn't too bad and you know they're not giving you news out of the goodness of their heart.

[7788bitcoin]

I seldom visit Coindesk as most of the information and news provided there can be found else where. Sometimes I find the content too unrealistic and too bias. Now with more coverage on ethereum, I find the site less and less relevant to bitcoin...

[Herbert2020]

Coindesk was good once, and not anymore. they have started to only care about ways to make more money by creating click baits and publishing all kinds of crap just like many other bitcoin news sites.

besides they have been censoring comments that sometimes go against their articles, you can find a couple of annoyed people in the services discussion board that their comments on the article was never published because they disagreed with the article.

[Arcteryx]

It is all about promotional value nowadays. The competition for viewers eye balls are fierce. But sadly this is the way the world is.
If it is not them then it would be some one else to fight for your views by clicks.

[isen]

No i don't like it of course,Coindesk was a good site and i used to visit it daily but not anymore like someone posted above they will do anything to get some revenue.
Even now when someone sends me a link to read from coindesk i regret opening it and leave the page after a few seconds.

[Divinespark]

I like that Coindesk is a focused resource that only covers blockchain. I am somewhat tolerant of these marketing spiels as I get that they need to figure out a viable revenue model (which is tricky as the number of readers of blockchain related content is still relatively small)

[revo999]

they need Visits to Survive

[bitcapitalist]

I don't like Coindesk. I use other sources to get good Bitcoin news

[rphk]

i think  Coindesk was good earlier , was sharing more information. looks like now they becoming now too much promotional , and that way they want  gather more users on their website to visit their site.

[jhenfelipe]

I'm visiting and reading some Coindesk articles before, haven't experienced that since I'm not watching their videos. IMO It's quite annoying that when you are watching some videos of topics that you are interested in, suddenly some window will pop out. Maybe newbies will feel the same.

[pooya87]

don't take any of these news sites seriously, they do anything to get higher hits. and they don't care in many cases if the thing they are publishing is legit, scam, or even harmful they just going to publish it as long as it is a hot article and can generate some hits for them.

[croutonhexagon]

CoinDesk is A Good source of Getting Bitcoin world News. You can Find Here News about Bitcoin price and Other Information Regarding Bitcoin World. I also personally Visiting Coindesk Daily to Get News about Bitcoins....

[Karartma1]

they need Visits to Survive

They don't need to survive: they need to provide information. If then they want to make money out of it so be it, they understand the rules.
There's so much junk to compete against and I think they are simply adapting.
Not to mention they sell reports for quite some money.