Christine StevensinThe Haven·1 day agoMan Gives His Girlfriend a Necklace — When She Opens It Two Years Later She Is Left ShakingClick on this story and find out why! — I Just Saved You Forty Clicks I watched all these clickbait slideshows so you don’t have to — you’re welcome! Now, you might ask yourself, why would I want to spend all my time doing this tedious task of watching interminable clickbait slideshows with slow-loading ads and probable malware? Because I am a saint. A real…Humor4 min read
Kat Loveland·3 days agoTop Ten Things That I Hate Seeing Top Ten Lists AboutThe List Where I List All The Lists I Hate Seeing Lists of Listed on My Recommended Reads List. How to get followers on Medium. This is a two step process, doesn’t need a list or blog post. How to make money on Medium. Also a two step process. How…Rant4 min read
Piyush SharmainILLUMINATION·6 days agoHow Advertisers Use Click Bait In Real LifeFound a 2000₹ note in my daily Newspaper! It was like any other day, I was reading my newspaper, I usually like reading the newspaper somewhat as shown in the picture!Marketing3 min read
Santosh Venkataraman·Jun 24“Clickbait”y Headlines Have Completely Ruined Creative ThinkingYou know what I am talking about. You see them EVERYWHERE. You open your Medium homepage and these kind of headlines stare right at you. “5 Sure Shot Ways to…”, “3 Things That Promises To…”, “4 Books You Should Definitely Read To…” “This Is Exactly What I Would Do To…” …Writing4 min read
Launch Reviews·Jun 203 reasons I might quit medium.There’s little or no value anymore. — Medium is an amazing platform for writers with any level of experience in writing. The interface is encouraging for startups who are finding it a little hard to build up a foundation in writing. Before I became a medium writer myself, I used to read a lot of medium articles…Writing3 min read
JustjulieandherbloginMotivate the Mind·Jun 19Please Stop With All The Clickbait. If You’re Going To Lure Me Into Your Article, Then Please Remember To Deliver.I see this time and time again, and it’s incredibly frustrating — Clickbait is usually a misleading and deceptive headline that entices people to open a link to either read, view, or listen. It’s essentially a little teaser that provides just enough information to make the viewers curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity. …Clickbait3 min read
Patricia HaddockinFeedium·Jun 15Clickbait Titles Are Creeping into My Medium FeedPlease stop! — Clickbait titles come in many forms, and, generally, Medium does a good job of finding and weeding them out. But more subtle ones are arriving in my feed, and I’m getting annoyed — not at Medium, but at the writers. …Writing3 min read
Thepeoplesvoice518·Jun 15Surprise Cockroaches and Corrupt Cops: A Case for Ethics in Journalism in a Time of Oppression and UnrestIt was hard enough to verify facts in the era of the 24 hour news cycle. Now, in a digitosphere where constant content is expected to keep eyes glued to screens, the push for clickbait, ratings, and breaking stories far trumps attention to pesky details. Like the truth. Yet a…Direct Action4 min read
Christine StevensinThe Haven·Jun 8The Reason Cops Touch Your Car’s Taillight When Pulling You OverSexual fetishism among the police — I am your clickbait slide show superhero! My name is Hell Clicker! My superpower is that I have too much free time, like way too much. I’ve watched like a million of these things, so you don’t have to. Scroll down here through these clickbait slide shows and save yourself a million clicks. This couple waited 10 years before opening their wedding present — what they found inside changed their livesHumor8 min read
Ojaswi Raviapti·Jun 9How to identify Clickbait?Clickbait examples — One simple vitamin can reduce your risk of heart disease. Eating chocolate reduces stress in students. New drug prolongs lives of patients with rare disease. Health headlines like these are published every day, sometimes making opposite claims from each other. There can be a disconnect between broad…Clickbait2 min read
