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"Facebook Inc. changed its newsfeed algorithm. You’ll never believe what happened to Upworthy’s traffic next." The start of the article is gold.

• corobo 13y ago
  Upworthy and the likes have already had a huge effect on my reaction to that sentence, I almost instantly closed the tab. Glad to see they're being knocked down a peg.
  • Kluny 13y ago
    YUP. I've been on the verge of writing an blog post about how much this style of writing makes me want to vom, for some time now.
    • corobo 13y ago
      Well as long as you don't use the style of writing in the title I'll give it a read! :)
  • mayneack 13y ago
    People are getting more clever about it: http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/01/22/a_democrat_and_a_republican_joined_a_commission_to_reform_elections_what.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/01/22/a_democrat_and_... > A Democrat and a Republican Joined a Commission to Reform Elections. What They Did Next Will Amaze You. >> Not really, but I figured an Upworthy headline was the best way of drawing attention to the report of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, a blue/red-ribbon project that's wrapped up work one year and one day after the second Obama inaugural.
    • rhizome 13y ago
      ...I figured an Upworthy headline was the best way of drawing attention to the report of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration I don't know if this qualifies as clever. If people are starting to react against the style, then it may not be the best way of drawing attention. Heck, the "Presidential Commission on Election Administration" probably deserves a fresh angle rather than a hackneyed one, since the topic sounds deathly boring (like Upworthy stories tend to be).