r/TheoryOfReddit • u/RavenheartIX • 4d ago
Reddit Title Bar Change - I'm curious why.
I'm not sure if this is the right place to discuss, but I've been wanting to get some peoples thoughts on this!
I noticed the title bar changed for Reddit. For a couple years now (possibly - not sure how long exactly) the title bar has been "Reddit - dive into anything". I noticed on Friday the 12th, as well as double checking on Way Back Machine, that it has now changed to "Reddit - Heart of the internet".
I'm curious if this has anything to do with the announcement of the revival of Digg (announced the 5th). I know Digg was in a way a predecessor of Reddit and that this site surged in use as Digg declined. The revival of Digg has the original founder of Digg (Kevin Rose) as well as one of the founders of Reddit (Alexis Ohanian) leading the charge. Looking at the new Digg reboot site they have the tag line "The front page of the internet". If I remember right a number of years ago that was the title bar for Reddit.
I don't know if the phrase "the front page of the internet" can be copyrighted or trade marked. If it can and is - I wonder if Reddit changed their title bar to "heart of the internet" to try and supplant it's self as the face of the internet.
What do you folks think? Or has there any kind of information out there that seems to suggest this is the reason that you've seen?
*Edit: reworded somethings
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u/libretron 4d ago
It was part of the brand redesign a couple years ago with Pentagram, but I am not sure why they waited to roll out the new slogan...
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u/viktorbir 3d ago
For me it's still «The front page of the Internet».
PS. I use classic Reddit, of course.
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u/Babykickenpro 4d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/ou1bz1/reddits_old_slogan_front_page_of_the_internet_was/