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But its already evolved from "These Things Will Amaze You" to "I Saw This And I Couldn't Believe What I Saw" (headlines shifted to first person) and will contin
by eterm 12y ago
But its already evolved from "These Things Will Amaze You" to "I Saw This And I Couldn't Believe What I Saw" (headlines shifted to first person) and will continue to evolve.
As long as buzzfeed have the data they can stay ahead of the curve.
- walterbell 12y agoIt's only a matter of time before browser-based "killfile" extensions treat linkbait & native ads in the manner that banner ads have been treated. It may be temporarily profitable to prey on temporary trust, but the curve evolves on all sides of the market. If algorithms are used to write human-hostile headlines, algorithms will be used to filter human-improving content. Ask Demand Media how their Google traffic is doing post Panda algorithm updates.