News Source: http://www.highrankings.com
Story Found By: ChiefRabbit 1456 Days ago
Category: Link Building
11 Comments
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News Source: http://www.highrankings.com
Story Found By: ChiefRabbit 1456 Days ago
Category: Link Building
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Don’t be ridiculous.
No, I will ;)
I don’t know, there may actually be some credence to this question,One of the major critcisms of the internet is that ’nothing is credible’ because anyone can author it. In the web’s defense, I would always point out legitimate news sites. So there goes that arguement...
Jill,Thanks. Great post, indeed.
People put enough information on the web that they _think_ is correct, but isn’t - I’m not so sure that purposely trying to trick people into believing something by leveraging a credible website to publish it at is a good idea. I’m perfectly fine with someone writing whatever on their own site - if I choose to believe it, that’s one thing. But pushing it through a news or credible information site is a bit much, in my opinion (sorry, Lyndon.)But man... no one can argue the fact that it _can_ create a helluva lot of buzz!
... and as we know, the marketing world is crammed full of credible, accurate information.
apparently Jill’s "Internet" defines everyone else’s. "A few weeks ago I learned that linkbait is not in fact like viral marketing, although there are some similarities. Linkbait, like fish bait, is just a trick." (more yawn)
I don’t believe that linkbait will ruin the Internet, but I do believe Jill makes a reasonable argument that is worthy of consideration. Therefore, sphunn.
Linkbait definitely will not ruin the internet. Also, I agree with the first posted comment on Jill’s site: "Not all linkbait is trickery"
I think what Jill is getting at is that in the wake of the immense success of the "fake" linkbait story, people are going to try to imitate this tactic. If it becomes widely used, like blog spam, it’s another source of annoyance and misinformation for everyone. Not to mention the erosion of credibility for both media companies (though this could be a good thing) and search marketers.
Yes, DarkMatter, that pretty much sums up my feelings, thanks!