Why 2016 may be the last time we see Black Friday

Nope, nope nope nope nope. Black Friday is becoming bigger and bigger, and all retailers are gearing up for big pushes for the end of the year. Manufacturers all have placed Black Friday on their list of most important days of the year, along side days like Easter and Christmas. In an ever tightening economy, people are drawn to specials much more than ever. Despite people saying that they won't want to partake, people need to buy the most necessary stuff. Might as well buy them on Black Friday and get a deal as well. There is no chance that Black Friday will disappear any chance soon, not with the continuous capitalization of the world as things are heading right now.
 
mottamort said:
Click baity title is click-baity... :/
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How would you have presented the title? I'm not trying to be dickish, I'm genuinely curious about the perception of click bait titles on articles with genuine content, and how people regard the article if they perceive the title to be clickbaity.
 
DieGrootHammer said:
Nope, nope nope nope nope. Black Friday is becoming bigger and bigger, and all retailers are gearing up for big pushes for the end of the year. Manufacturers all have placed Black Friday on their list of most important days of the year, along side days like Easter and Christmas. In an ever tightening economy, people are drawn to specials much more than ever. Despite people saying that they won't want to partake, people need to buy the most necessary stuff. Might as well buy them on Black Friday and get a deal as well. There is no chance that Black Friday will disappear any chance soon, not with the continuous capitalization of the world as things are heading right now.
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Ja, I'm a little disappointed that the article didn't mention the huge advantage brick and mortar retailers gain by clearing out old stock before the Christmas buying season. I agree with you, Black Friday will stick around for some time still, in one form or another.
 
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How would you have presented the title? I'm not trying to be dickish, I'm genuinely curious about the perception of click bait titles on articles with genuine content, and how people regard the article if they perceive the title to be clickbaity.
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Well show me where in the article it states that there will be no form of Black Friday next year. Title HEAVILY implies it will be completely done for this year ("last time we see Black Friday"). That simply isn't the case. The article just speaks about Black Friday, a bit of its origin, and how companies are tweaking it and some are looking to use it more/less in the future.

So: Article title makes statement that is large and bold, and is simply not what is in the meat of the article <-- click bait


EDIT: I also have to point out the actual article title is not even the same one as the MyGaming title. They deliberately changed it...the ACTUAL article title is: Is Black Friday a thing of the past?

That is an entirely different title than "Why-2016-may-be-the-last-time-we-see-Black-Friday"
 
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mottamort said:
Well show me where in the article it states that there will be no form of Black Friday next year. Title HEAVILY implies it will be completely done for this year ("last time we see Black Friday").
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Litterally the second paragraph:
...as more retailers downplay its significance as just another Christmas shopping day...
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and again later:
often still offering the especially steep discounts to lure customers but also on the day before and, in Walmart’s case, online for the first time.
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implying that Black Friday will be spread into the days and week surrounding it, thus killing off Black Friday.

mottamort said:
So: Article title makes statement that is large and bold, and is simply not what is in the meat of the article <-- click bait
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Well, I disagree with this, but I understand that with that opinion the title could be seen as click bait. When I asked the question, I was wondering exactly this; I saw a well sourced, interesting article, while typically "click bait titles" implies pointing to a listicle or some article with little substance, neither of which The Conversation has ever been guilty of.

mottamort said:
EDIT: I also have to point out the actual article title is not even the same one as the MyGaming title. They deliberately changed it...the ACTUAL article title is: Is Black Friday a thing of the past?

That is an entirely different title than "Why-2016-may-be-the-last-time-we-see-Black-Friday"
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I have no problem with this, as I could easily see someone shout plagiarism or laziness had they not changed the title! :D
Thanks for answering, it's enlightening seeing others' opinions.
 
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Ja, I'm a little disappointed that the article didn't mention the huge advantage brick and mortar retailers gain by clearing out old stock before the Christmas buying season. I agree with you, Black Friday will stick around for some time still, in one form or another.
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There are some great conversations to be had about Black Friday, and what it's impact is and what it does for retailers and stuff. The argument can be made for both for and against it. I just think it's is really naive and short sighted if someone thinks that a day like BF will go away.

mottamort said:
Well show me where in the article it states that there will be no form of Black Friday next year. Title HEAVILY implies it will be completely done for this year ("last time we see Black Friday"). That simply isn't the case. The article just speaks about Black Friday, a bit of its origin, and how companies are tweaking it and some are looking to use it more/less in the future.

So: Article title makes statement that is large and bold, and is simply not what is in the meat of the article <-- click bait


EDIT: I also have to point out the actual article title is not even the same one as the MyGaming title. They deliberately changed it...the ACTUAL article title is: Is Black Friday a thing of the past?

That is an entirely different title than "Why-2016-may-be-the-last-time-we-see-Black-Friday"
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DieGrootHammer said:
There are some great conversations to be had about Black Friday, and what it's impact is and what it does for retailers and stuff. The argument can be made for both for and against it. I just think it's is really naive and short sighted if someone thinks that a day like BF will go away.
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Absolutely. Even if the larger retailers dilute it over a week or two, it'll only take a handful of smaller retailers to stick to the single day model to keep it alive. And it makes even more sense to the smaller retailer where feet coming into the store is even more important.

DieGrootHammer said:
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Well, I did ask him.. :p [MENTION=12607]mottamort[/MENTION] was just obliging :D
 
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He did ask :/

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implying that Black Friday will be spread into the days and week surrounding it, thus killing off Black Friday.

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I have no problem with this, as I could easily see someone shout plagiarism or laziness had they not changed the title! :D
Thanks for answering, it's enlightening seeing others' opinions.
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ah ok, well yea downplaying the 1 day into a spread over thing is different from gone altogether (which to me is what the title suggests). at least to me :)
 
DieGrootHammer said:
But, but, but, I was tolling the troll. You can't hit me in the feels for trolling. That's not how it works... Now I'm sad...
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But I wasn't trolling...you can't troll a troll that isn't trolling, that IS mean. You are mean and you should feel mean....or you should feel sad. pick one
 
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