0 articles, photographs, etc. on the internet that are intended to attract attention and encourage people to click on links to particular websites --
From clickbait headlines to unfair reviews of products and services, the open nature of social media presents ethical issues.
The site is a front for spell-sharing, hiding tips and tricks behind clickbait articles.
It will also consider items "clickbait" if a headline exaggerates information or is misleading.
For his editors, it was surely designed as clickbait from the start.
Then, as today, there was harrumphing over what would eventually become known as clickbait.
They, too, write viral headlines, post clickbait, and compete for mindshare.
Think news stories with deceptive headlines and other clickbait.
I asked the site's editors how they would define clickbait.