Visual meaning of 'linkbait' - Social Visual Dictionary

Visual illustration of linkbait: Articles, infographics, videos, and other content on websites created as part of a strategy to attract links and go viral. - Image 1

noun

Articles, infographics, videos, and other content on websites created as part of a strategy to attract links and go viral.

Examples:

"The website published a ridiculous "quiz" as linkbait, hoping people would share the results and drive traffic to their page. "

media internet business communication

Visual illustration of linkbait: Provocative headlines designed specifically to persuade people to click or share by using loaded terminology (e.g. incredible, secret, shocking, unbelievable), posing provocative questions, or tying themselves in to hot topics. - Image 1

noun

Provocative headlines designed specifically to persuade people to click or share by using loaded terminology (e.g. incredible, secret, shocking, unbelievable), posing provocative questions, or tying themselves in to hot topics.

Examples:

"The website used sensational headlines and "before and after" photos as linkbait to get more visitors. "

media internet communication business word writing

Related Words

sensational/sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/ /sənˈseɪʃənəl/

Of or pertaining to sensation.

ridiculous/ɹiːˈdɪkjʊləs/ /ɹɪˈdɪkləs/

Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

infographics/ˌɪnfoʊˈɡræfɪks/ /ˌɪnfəˈɡræfɪks/

A visual representation of information

Visual illustration for the word "themselves" - The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

themselves/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

provocative/pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/ /pɹəˈvɑk.ə.tɪv/

(obsolescent) Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac.

incredible/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbəl/ /ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/

Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.

unbelievable/ˌʌnbəˈliːvəbl̩/

Not to be believed.

headlines/ˈhɛdˌlaɪnz/

The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

questions/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

published/ˈpʌblɪʃt/

To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.

specifically/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly

Visual illustration for the word "terminology" - The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms.

terminology/ˌtɜːməˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ /ˌtɚməˈnɑləd͡ʒi/

The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms.