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56. Because Teshkeel Media sold cracked.com to Demand Media, a nice American company, in 2007...

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:15 PM

Oct 2014

Leckart calls it the “listicle” – an article in list form. Cracked.com was the first to elevate this format to Internet prominence. Demand Media bought the site from Teshkeel in 2007, and this is when the lists began. Demand was, at the time, a more established version of BuzzFeed. They employed programmers who wrote algorithms that determined what people like. Demand, incidentally, also brought you Livestrong and eHow. Demand’s metrics showed that articles broken up into bite-sized pieces got more clicks, and so Cracked.com ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Viral Marketing and got us all cast out of the garden and into the wasteland of clickbait.

http://obiter-dicta.ca/2014/01/20/how-i-stopped-clicking/

http://www.demandmedia.com/media/#cracked

Seriously. This is pretty hilarious.

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5 Reasons America Can Calm the F#@% Down About Ebola [View all] SidDithers Oct 2014 OP

K & R. n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #1

Please send this to the POTUS (Troops in Africa, increased airport screenings). TIA! WinkyDink Oct 2014 #2

Oh yea!!! I'll show YOU!!! I'm gonna go get Ebola! JoePhilly Oct 2014 #3

You are more likely to die from the flu than Ebola. muntrv Oct 2014 #4

you are more likely to die from stressing about ebola than to get it. unblock Oct 2014 #7

sure. all true. but if ebola cases keep rising exponentially in West Africa cali Oct 2014 #5

And that is the problem, containment still_one Oct 2014 #6

No, actually all 5 would remain true. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2014 #13

the CDC disagrees with you. cali Oct 2014 #21

No, they don't. All 5 are basic facts of the disease jeff47 Oct 2014 #44

Careful with that phrase, Sid pintobean Oct 2014 #8

I was actually more worried about the bit with the handjob... SidDithers Oct 2014 #10

You'd Have to Go Out of Your Way to Get It (and Would Still Probably Fail) seveneyes Oct 2014 #9

Yes, they did. jeff47 Oct 2014 #16

wow, really? rustydog Oct 2014 #32

I don't care I'm so UglyGreed Oct 2014 #11

The use of it would be equal to holding one's breath! Fear the duct tape! freshwest Oct 2014 #19

But it is UglyGreed Oct 2014 #37

good ad zappaman Oct 2014 #12

Dang it, Sid, you're going against the grain again. MSM will be ticked. freshwest Oct 2014 #14

Welcome to the war on fear, it has been tough sledding in the land of the brave. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #15

nothing to worry about...just move along scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #17

Reading comprehension 101...Why did you underline that particular line? countryjake Oct 2014 #22

Because multiple studies have been done to see if ebola can be transmitted through scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #23

So that's why you've deliberately misrepresented the WHO info? countryjake Oct 2014 #24

We all know there are viruses transmitted through insect bites scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #25

Lyme Tree-Hugger Oct 2014 #78

LOL, I guess mosquitos aren't required to spread FUD. n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #46

Plus there are things you can actually do for yourself. Have you seen this article? Hekate Oct 2014 #18

Right, it's not airborne and it's hard to catch Warpy Oct 2014 #28

All bets are off though... greytdemocrat Oct 2014 #20

#3. The Panic Is Worse Than the Disease Warpy Oct 2014 #26

The panic is worse than the risk of contacting Ebola rustydog Oct 2014 #35

Couldn't agree more about cracked.com... SidDithers Oct 2014 #84

Folks who are prone to hysterics should probably tune out for the next few months. If they are.... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #27

i think those types are the ones more likely to get on the internet JI7 Oct 2014 #30

Well, it doesn't do any good to present them with anything other than the crap they've invented in.. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #34

Internet and cable tv n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #47

I can only see 5-3 on the link underpants Oct 2014 #29

"Next" is below the ad Warpy Oct 2014 #31

Went to my desktop and can see it now underpants Oct 2014 #36

I plan on doing a Jack-o-Lantern with blood coming out of it's eyes, nose and mouth. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #33

More people are going to get shot and killed... tjwash Oct 2014 #38

Finally - good sense from a reliable source! hedgehog Oct 2014 #39

Thank you for this! FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #40

So now can the fear-mongering liberalhistorian Oct 2014 #41

+1 FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #42

CRACKED! Octafish Oct 2014 #43

I agree. zappaman Oct 2014 #45

Do you know who owns Cracked? Octafish Oct 2014 #48

You're sure about that, eh?...nt SidDithers Oct 2014 #51

Yes. Teshkeel Media Group. Why do you ask? Octafish Oct 2014 #52

LOL... SidDithers Oct 2014 #53

So where do you disprove what I wrote? Here's the article. Octafish Oct 2014 #54

Because Teshkeel Media sold cracked.com to Demand Media, a nice American company, in 2007... SidDithers Oct 2014 #56

Demand Media, the Content Farm? Octafish Oct 2014 #58

LOL... SidDithers Oct 2014 #59

Quick! Change the subject!!! zappaman Oct 2014 #61

Furiously typing into google, hoping to find something to redeem himself... SidDithers Oct 2014 #63

Variety. I sourced the article. And why do you make my mistake into something it isn't? Octafish Oct 2014 #69

yes he is hiring. zappaman Oct 2014 #70

First, I'm not your friend. Octafish Oct 2014 #71

You goofball! Yes we are friends! zappaman Oct 2014 #73

Where was I wrong, zappaman? Octafish Oct 2014 #74

"Do you know who owns Cracked? A Kuwaiti with deep pockets." zappaman Oct 2014 #76

He did when that article was written. Octafish Oct 2014 #80

so maybe you shouldn't source articles from 2005 zappaman Oct 2014 #81

Yet, I was correct. Octafish Oct 2014 #64

I can't make it a federal case. zappaman Oct 2014 #65

You said..."Do you know who owns Cracked? A Kuwaiti with deep pockets. " zappaman Oct 2014 #60

You are right. It's worse. It's the only ones with deeper pockets, Goldman Sachs. Octafish Oct 2014 #66

Thanks! zappaman Oct 2014 #68

Ooopsie daisy! alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #67

Find any more, let me know. Octafish Oct 2014 #72

Oh Lawd! alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #75

+100! zappaman Oct 2014 #77

So, why is zappaman and SidDither's idea of a mistake of such interest to you? Octafish Oct 2014 #79

Such interest? What interest? alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #82

"idea of a mistake"!!!! zappaman Oct 2014 #83

Looks like you were wrong. zappaman Oct 2014 #57

I have tremendous concerns r/t ebola etherealtruth Oct 2014 #49

I share those concerns about containing the outbreak in Africa... SidDithers Oct 2014 #50

4000+ victims, and all but 9 have taken place in 3 countries. bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #55

CRACKED nails it again. zappaman Oct 2014 #62

Yup, they're pretty good... SidDithers Oct 2014 #85