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Click bait explainations
An eyecatching link on a website which encourages people to read on. It is often paid for by the advertiser ("Paid" click bait) or generates income based on the number of clicks.
This is not news, really. It’s click bait, the stuff pageviews are made of.
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This is the worst article I've ever read, clearly from a massive Microsoft hater or paid by Apple/Google. It's just paid FUD clickbait, wouldn't expect any better of news.com.au. Source: Whirlpool Forum 21 Oct 2012.
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Other types of clickbait
Betteridge's law of headlines – An adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
Sticky content
Viral marketing – Marketing strategy that uses existing social networks to promote a product
Yellow journalism – Sensationalistic news
Media manipulation
Chumbox – Form of online advertising
Display advertising
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