The Onion's 'ClickHole' Opens, Prepares to Swallow the Internet

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The Onion's 'ClickHole' Opens, Prepares to Swallow the Internet
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Rest your fingers — they're going to be doing a whole lot of clicking.

ClickHole, the viral parody site from The Onion, launched on Thursday. The site skewers digital media in much the same way it lampoons traditional print media. It includes all the classic viral media formats — listicles, quizzes and even some "sponsored" content

See also: 9 Social Media Hoaxes You Fell for in 2013 (http://mashable.com/2013/12/17/social-media-hoaxes-2013/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


ClickHole's an**uncement made clear that the site has one priority: to generate traffic at all costs. "We strive to make sure that all of our content panders to and misleads our readers just e**ugh to make it go viral," the release read. The site was first an**unced at The Onion's NewFronts event (http://mashable.com/2014/04/30/enter-the-clickhole/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) in April. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/12/clickhole-launch-the-onion/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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