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Links that stink on news sites

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Melissa Worden

Links that stink on news sites

"The real sin here is how extraneous links induce link shyness: When the time comes that the reader will benefit from clicking on a link, he’ll not bother because the site has taught him its links are worthless."

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