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D50
Lv 6
D50 asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 2 months ago

Who writes those click-bait stories?

Someone takes an ordinary three-sentence item from the news and stretches it out to 20 or 30 little pieces you have to click through. They always have the same kind of lame non-native-speaker language in them. Are there companies that do this?

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  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    I don't know, but I agree the grammar is horrid.  I never go very far with those stories.

  • ?
    2 months ago

    No, there are no companies that do this. The stories . on large bushes and are picked by the Internet (tm

  • Spock (rhp)
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    it's an advertisement ... designed to get you following along while the sponsors plug their wares and services.  might be this is done by advertising agencies.

  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    I don't know, but I agree the grammar is horrid.  I never go very far with those stories.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    It's advertising agency interns and junior employees.

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