{"id":7071,"date":"2022-07-15T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?p=7071"},"modified":"2022-07-15T15:02:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T19:02:08","slug":"what-is-clickbait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/15\/what-is-clickbait\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Clickbait?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clcikbait-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"D Rendered Computer Mice and Mousetrap Conceptual Clickbait Image With Clipping Path\" class=\"wp-image-7073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clcikbait-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clcikbait-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clcikbait-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clcikbait-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clcikbait.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">What is clickbait?  We have been asked this question enough times that I felt I should post about the subject.  Let&#8217;s have a look!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clickbait-definition\">Clickbait Definition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merriam-Webster<\/a><\/strong> defines clickbait as <em>&#8220;Something (such as a headline) designed to make readers want to&nbsp;click&nbsp;on a hyperlink especially when the link leads to content of dubious value or interest.&#8221;<\/em>  However, clickbait is not limited to the written word.  There are plenty of visual examples, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clickbail-examples\">Clickbail Examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-1\">Example #1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&#8220;Kelly Ripa Literally Shocked Fans With Her Insane Bikini Instagram Photo.&#8221;  If you like Kelly Ripa and you wonder what she looks like in a bikini, you are definitely a target of this clickbait headline.  Kelly&#8217;s &#8220;Insane Bikini&#8221; photo is so mild, that I doubt if it shocked anyone.  The photo is a family shot from 2008.  Have a look for yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2356-986x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Kelly Ripa photo used for clickbait.\" class=\"wp-image-7066\" width=\"396\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2356-986x1024.jpeg 986w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2356-600x623.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2356-289x300.jpeg 289w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2356-768x797.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2356.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Most people commenting on the picture just shared their admiration for Kelly&#8217;s figure after having three kids.  (She posted the picture as a promo for her new TV show &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/shows\/generation-gap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generation Gap<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Getting back to the headline, if you clicked and didn&#8217;t find an &#8220;Insane Bikini&#8221; picture of Kelly, what did you find?  ADs!  Lots and lots of advertisements.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-2\">Example #2<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uMvIBrqhsfg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/girlfriends-1024x308.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/girlfriends-1024x308.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/girlfriends-600x181.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/girlfriends-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/girlfriends-768x231.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/girlfriends.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">If you think the video above has anything to do with sex, you fell for the clickbait thumbnail and heading.  Still, there have been 1.4 million views of this video on YouTube.  (You can click on the picture if you want to see what the video is really about.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clickbait-is-annoying\">Clickbait is&#8230;Annoying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">For me, the most annoying types of clickbait are the ones that tell a story through slideshows or &#8220;Next&#8221; options. Every time you click to see the next slide, more ads appear.  These stories take forever to go through but could have been told in one page.  Want to see a perfect example of what I mean?  Just click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/tv\/news\/the-best-tv-shows-that-lasted-only-one-season\/ss-BB194DId?ocid=msedgdhp&amp;pc=U531&amp;cvid=025b401fe5364473b316714a3c019a39#image=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-social-engineering-often-uses-clickbait\">Social Engineering Often Uses Clickbait<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">As I explained in my post, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/31\/the-weakest-link-in-the-chain\/\"><strong>Social Engineering: The Weakest Link In The Chain<\/strong><\/a>,&#8221; one of the three types of Social Engineering is when it appeals to your dreams and desires.  Spam emails often use clickbait to get you to go to a website.  For example: &#8220;Click here to win a $50 Amazon card.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-clickbait-always-bad\">Is Clickbait Always Bad?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">If you use the Merriam-Webster definition I opened with, clickbait is always negative.  However, clickbait that doesn&#8217;t lead to an overabundance of ads or scams might just be a good advertising method.  You&#8217;ll need to decide that on your own when you run across the types of headings and pictures I&#8217;ve described in this post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is clickbait? We have been asked this question enough times that I felt I should post about the subject. Let&#8217;s have a look! Clickbait Definition Merriam-Webster defines clickbait as &#8220;Something (such as a headline) designed to make readers want to&nbsp;click&nbsp;on a hyperlink especially when the link leads to content of dubious value or interest.&#8221; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/15\/what-is-clickbait\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What Is Clickbait?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[146,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internet","category-security"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Is Clickbait? - 4KCC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this post, I explain what clickbait is and how it is used. 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