News Websites - Stop using teasers as headlines (1 Viewer)

[lakerstan]

The first time I saw this was on Huffington Post, but CNN has taken to it as well. It annoys me. Here are some headlines just from today:

United Airlines lost WHOSE clubs?

Sit here and your phone will charge

This ice cream has a secret

She's going to play Aaliyah in biopic

She gained weight to love her body

 

[Don Quixote]

If you hate "clickbait," you should check out the site clickhole.com. Parody of Buzzfeed/Upworthy/HuffPo/etc.

 

[Norman Paperman]

damn it - got fooled by another thread title

 

[lakerstan]

If you hate "clickbait," you should check out the site clickhole.com. Parody of Buzzfeed/Upworthy/HuffPo/etc.

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