So awhile ago in class we talked about clickbait titles. You know, those titles that make something sound so exciting but then leaves you hanging so you have to click on the link? Yes those! I find myself falling into the trap time after time, so they obviously are effective. Today, as I was scrolling though my Facebook feed, there was an article about one of my favorite bands that read, "Did the Band Really Break Up On Stage!?" As I went into a mild panic, I clicked on the link and right below the title it read, "The Answer is No If You Were Wondering!" These things drive me crazy for multiple reasons.
Reason 1, most of the time the title is misleading and does not actually mean what we think it means. Sometimes the content of the article has absolutely nothing to do with the exciting title and we are just left wonder why.
Reason 2 is when the article and the title are related but the "exciting news" isn't really all that exciting. This is also a huge disappointment for me because the title causes so much build up but does not live up to what it was suppose to expose. Maybe someday I'll quit falling for them, but I just can't help my sense of curiosity.
No comments:
Post a Comment