@dobartim is the founder of a company called PXDS. Both authors of the mentioned two trending posts also are in it:
http://www.canada.pxds.com/contact/ourNetwork.php
@dobartim himself is seemingly trying to build a similar marketing-business on base of Steemit:
Does anyone know whether he is allowed to use the Steemit-Logo for this? As far as I know, it is under Copyright?
I am not sure, if this can be called just advertisement.
I am sure he isn't allowed to use the logo, they are very protective of the new logo and haven't authorized anyone to use it (as far as I know) because the marketing team isn't ready yet.
Thanks for your reply. They should really care about it. Wrong people using it will reflect badly on Steemit itself.
I don't see any difference from all the other trending posts.
Self advertisment, Steem Schools and Universities.
Personal Trainer, VLOGs, etc.
Marketing everywhere, Steemit is an advertisment platform.
Okay, then maybe I am wrong, because I thought it was a blogging-platform.
Really when there is money involved like this everything is an advert
I made the same mistake in the beginning :(
but if there is some plagiarism just report it to the steemcleaners
I already reported it. I can't believe that he is allowed to use the Steemit-Logo for his shady business. It makes him look like someone from Steemit.Inc.
Blogging is advertising, either a product or an idea.
I want to read blogs about ideas. Not about products. Already had that on Facebook. But the posts about products are shorter there. So if Steemit develops in this way, it will be better to return to Facebook.