Have you noticed longer headlines?

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_moksha
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Have you noticed longer headlines?

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Have any of you noticed longer headlines at news sites? Is this extended headline adjustment an adaptation to new Facebook and Google algorithms?
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_Some Schmo
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Re: Have you noticed longer headlines?

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This just in:

Headlines Getting Longer as Journalists Fight Harder and Harder to Win Over Your Mouse Clicks But Have Trouble Coming Up With Catchy Headlines To Actually Grab Those Mouse Clicks - Did We Mention the Mouse Clicks?
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Re: Have you noticed longer headlines?

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They have a tough row ahead of them to catch up with grossly inaccurate headlines. Click-bait wins the ad revenue.
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