Tag: CLICKTHROUGH

I'm going to file this one under "social commentary", actually. Linkbait Generator is a pretty interesting tool I found over at the always-interesting MakeUseOf. It does one thing, and does it quite well: generate titles for blog posts that will probably get clicks. For some reason, people seem to be obsessed with lists. If you go to Digg's "Popular" page, you are sure to find at least one ...

Ever type in a URL incorrectly and wind up on some crazy pop-up ridden landscape of porn and sundries? Those "search" sites are bad enough, but try going to neoppets.com and see what Santa has for you... Microsoft has been tracking "typo-squatters" through its Strider Typo-Patrol Project. And they now have a tool so that you can track the worst offenders. The tool looks at a ...