So, you'll never believe this... (AMAZING!)

Birneybau

but I'm sick to my back teeth of 'clickbait' threads. For god's sake, you don't write for Joe.ie or the Journal.

And if you do...God help us all.

smash

Birneybau wrote: »

but I'm sick to my back teeth of 'clickbait' threads.

But you just made one.

Mr. CooL ICE

Birneybau started a thread. What happens next will SHOCK YOU!

josip

1 reason everyone dislikes Birneybau

frozenfrozen

It's just spelling out the inevitable bursting of the online advertising bubble. It turns out clicks don't mean anything and people never get their moneys worth out of online ads. As well as the rising number of people using adblock there will be a point where the non-existing correlation between visiting numbers and money spent, is found it'll all fall to pieces

The_Valeyard

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

Birneybau started a thread. What happens next will SHOCK YOU!

IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

The Sidewards Man

Social awareness needs to be made aware of this.

Calibos

Red circling in thumbnails is the new one.

Brendan Flowers

frozenfrozen wrote: »

It's just spelling out the inevitable bursting of the online advertising bubble. It turns out clicks don't mean anything and people never get their moneys worth out of online ads. As well as the rising number of people using adblock there will be a point where the non-existing correlation between visiting numbers and money spent, is found it'll all fall to pieces

I have a strong dislike for people using AdBlocks

Take Boards.ie for example. The owners of the site set it up a certain way (ads and all). What gives you the right to change that. If you want to use their website you should be prepared to do so as the creator intended.

smash

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

I have a strong dislike for people using AdBlocks

Take Boards.ie for example. The owners of the site set it up a certain way (ads and all). What gives you the right to change that. If you want to use their website you should be prepared to do so as the creator intended.

Guess who's in media sales....


Anyway, did we find out how that guy makes $2,000 a day working from home?

Ruu

Language professors hate Brendan Flowers. Click here to find out why!

jester77

ProTip: You can hover the mouse over the thread title to see what sh*t the clickbait entails.

benjamin d

Ruu wrote: »

Language professors hate Brendan Flowers. Click here to find out why!

I'm so irritated that that's not a link.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

People who share click bait material on social media are sub-human.

Cathy.C

You know I never believed a person could make much from working from home but yet over the past two months I have made three thousand billion dollars from just five minutes work per day. You could too.

A Primal Nut

No. 7 will blow your mind!!

StewartGriffin

Cathy.C wrote: »

You know I never believed a person could make much from working from home but yet over the past two months I have made three thousand billion dollars from just five minutes work per day. You could too.

Public Sector employees sicken me.

conorhal

These 5 tips used by professionals to avoid clickbait could change the way you browse!

http://protus3.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dont-click.jpg

Pyr0

THREAD STARTERS HATE HIM FOR THIS ONE TRICK

Brendan Flowers

smash wrote: »

Guess who's in media sales....


Anyway, did we find out how that guy makes $2,000 a day working from home?

Good job, attempt a witty remake rather than actually address the point I made

smash

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

Good job, attempt a witty remake rather than actually address the point I made

The point you made is bullshít. Ad blocker hides ads and improves a user experience which is something that a lot of sites just don't care about when they plaster banner ads on it, it doesn't take a sites design and mangle it as you suggest.

Robsweezie

Rob shut down body shamers with one witty tweet, and twitter went CRAZY

Robsweezie

What should be done away with is titles like:

Do you think that....
What happens when....
What would you do if.....
Why is it that...

Try to make it clear what you're referring to in the title.









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esforum

smash wrote: »

Guess who's in media sales....


Anyway, did we find out how that guy makes $2,000 a day working from home?

no, unfortunately you didnt hurry before Irish billionaires got that secret banned

Lavinia

She appeared dressed like this and EVERYONE was staring at her all night (or anything along those lines)

Jeez like give me a break

josip

The Indo have given up any creative effort with the clickbait and now just refer to everything as 'shocking'

Chorcai

its no longer 5, 10, 20 XYZ, its now 6,11,21 reasons you need to XYZ. Even numbers are out, odd numbers are in SHOCKING!

eamonnq

Chorcai wrote: »

its no longer 5, 10, 20 XYZ, its now 6,11,21 reasons you need to XYZ. Even numbers are out, odd numbers are in SHOCKING!

6 is even ?:p

syklops

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

I have a strong dislike for people using AdBlocks

Take Boards.ie for example. The owners of the site set it up a certain way (ads and all). What gives you the right to change that. If you want to use their website you should be prepared to do so as the creator intended.

I have a strong dislike for intrusive advertising. You can have a load of ads on the right hand side of your page if you want and my brain will tune them out, but having spent a load of time and energy getting your content into google search results so I can come to your site, I instantly get put off by an ad or form covering the content I am interested in, insisting I sign up for a newsletter, or subscribe to a twitter account or whatever. Thats the number one reason I use adblocking software.

And the second reason i use ad blocking software is to prevent malware.

Maximus Alexander

WHEN YOU SEE IT...

8====>

ahnowbrowncow

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

I have a strong dislike for people using AdBlocks

Take Boards.ie for example. The owners of the site set it up a certain way (ads and all). What gives you the right to change that. If you want to use their website you should be prepared to do so as the creator intended.

You strongly dislike me? Oh no, I better uninstall adblock plus immediately.

Mr. CooL ICE

Robsweezie wrote: »

Rob shut down body shamers with one witty tweet, and twitter went CRAZY

You work for joe.ie, don't you?

MarkAnthony

Rich (and poor) people want this thread banned.

Birneybau

Robsweezie wrote: »

What should be done away with is titles like:

Do you think that....
What happens when....
What would you do if.....
Why is it that...

Try to make it clear what you're referring to in the title.









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.

Gave people the benefit of the doubt that they would get the inclination...

mordeith

Wait for it . . .

cowboyBuilder

The really annoying this is a lot of these bollix news clickbait links are appearing on reputable apps like BBC news and the Guardian.

smash

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

The really annoying this is a lot of these bollix news clickbait links are appearing on reputable apps like BBC news and the Guardian.

The really annoying part is that they don't deliver, at least when you read Vice, there's an article that delivers on the click bait headline

Captain Flaps

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

I have a strong dislike for people using AdBlocks

Take Boards.ie for example. The owners of the site set it up a certain way (ads and all). What gives you the right to change that. If you want to use their website you should be prepared to do so as the creator intended.

I work in marketing, part of my job is designing display ads such as the ones on Boards.

I never ever see them because I have adblock installed.

Akrasia

Does anyone know how that hillbilly with the ginger beard learnt so many languages?