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One just needs to deftly disengage the linkbait from the original website and re-connect it through relevant linkage.
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If you have been involved with online marketing, web publishing or blogging for a while, I am sure that you have come across the terms linkbait, socialbait and viral content at least once.
Journalism Hope - Seeking Hope via Grassroots Journalism 2008
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A linkbait might be a socialbait at the same time, but that is not necessarily the case.
Journalism Hope - Seeking Hope via Grassroots Journalism 2008
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It is the worst kind of linkbait: hyper-sensationalized, intentionally misleading and politically divisive.
Josh Nelson: ABC News Intentionally Misleading Viewers with RFK-Obama Clean Coal Story 2009
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You can achieve this cheaply with 'linkbait' articles that have no real merit but simply attract attention in one way or another.
Blogging vs Internet Journalism? Jack of Kent 2009
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As you know people use digg etc to linkbait which is an increasingly popular tactic to bait organic links.
Webmaster Forum 2010
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It's an opportunity to create the kind of linkbait social web influencers are looking for but larger competitors do not understand.
Marketer Blog Adam Singer 2010
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It's an opportunity to create the kind of linkbait social web influencers are looking for but larger competitors do not understand.
Search Engine Optimization and Marketing News provided by Cumbrowski.com Adam Singer 2010
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Over the years I've produced countless pieces of 'linkbait' for an array of different clients, and as a result have gradually developed a successful and trusty routine by which to work.
Blah, Blah! Technology wasmall 2010
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Over the years I've produced countless pieces of 'linkbait' for an array of different clients, and as a result have gradually developed a successful and trusty routine by which to work.
Blah, Blah! Technology wasmall 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word linkbait
"Any link that is so compelling ("Click here to win a free iPhone") that you just have to click on it. In some cases, a linkbait is nefarious, taking you to Web site that infects your computer with a virus or displays inappropriate images" --"Mesofacts, Memes and More: 25 New Tech Words You Need to Know"
April 26, 2010