chumlink

scarequotes commented on the word chumlink

http://www.theawl.com/2015/06/a-complete-taxonomy-of-internet-chum

Clicking on a chumlink—even one on the site of a relatively high-class chummer, like nymag.com—is a guaranteed way to find more, weirder, grosser chum. The boxes are daisy-chained together in an increasingly cynical, gross funnel; quickly, the open ocean becomes a sewer of chum.

June 5, 2015

hugovk commented on the word chumlink

chumlink, n.

The Awl, 4 June 2015:

Clicking on a chumlink—even one on the site of a relatively high-class chummer, like nymag.com—is a guaranteed way to find more, weirder, grosser chum. The boxes are daisy-chained together in an increasingly cynical, gross funnel; quickly, the open ocean becomes a sewer of chum.

September 3, 2015