onewhippedpuppy |
08-11-2014 04:39 AM |
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Originally Posted by Z-man
(Post 8200858)
Not necessarily. Most of the online 'news' agencies do this.
Recent Clickbait headlines on Yahoo:
"Passenger gets stuck betwwen train and platform Commuters watching failed attempts to free a trapped man take matters into their own hands. Caught on Video."
"Father's sweet reaction of a lifetime. One look at the rare find had Larry Benson tearing up -- and then he read the note from his son. You earned it.
Then there's CNN's "Breaking News" headlines that attempt to reel you in by giving ou part of a newstory.
Buzzfeed is another place clickbait reigns.
I am sure that Twitter, Instagram, Pintrest (sp?) and the other social media websites also have plenty of clickbait.
Staying away from Facebook won't keep Clickbait at bay...
-Z
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Better avoid the Weather Channel as well then. I try to avoid websites with any spammy type stuff, they just give me a bad vibe.
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