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Social Content and the Internet’s Demise

June 13, 2014 | by Accepted Protege | Digital Trends, Uncategorized

Social news sites like Buzzfeed have become a staple of the contemporary Facebook feed. With tricky algorithms that perpetuate these websites’ success by labeling them as “quality publishers,” it’s impossible to escape their reach. Social media culture has evolved such that “clickbaiting” or creating headlines and imagery designed to enhance clickthrough to a website is…

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Social Content and the Internet’s Demise

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