Emily Ratajkowski, lying clickbait stories drive blog traffic in 2018

For the third year in a row, the most popular stories on Tech-media-tainment were those about online content promoters using lying clickbait.
Seven of the top 20 posts last year were about clickbait tactics, including the use of sexy women like the incomparable Emily Ratajkowski. (The hot photos on her Instagram feed have attracted 21.1 million followers.)
Readers also were drawn to posts about controversial magazine covers and year-ahead predictions.
Also, four top posts were related to the adult film industry. Those few posts were enough for Google-owned Blogger to restrict the type of ads shown on Tech-media-tainment. It now classifies the website as having “sexual content” even though I’m just reporting on news and trends.
Here’s a list of the top 20 articles on Tech-media-tainment based on page views for 2018.

1. Fake Old West photos, fake teachers and other lying clickbait (Jan. 25, 2018)
2. Presenting Photoshopped fakes as the real deal: clickbait edition (Jan. 24, 2018)
3. Emily Ratajkowski and other clickbait cuties (Jan. 26, 2018)
4. Fake historical photos, deceptive pictures and other lying clickbait tactics (April 3, 2018)
5. Clickbait exposés dominate most popular posts of 2017 (Dec. 25, 2017)
6. New year, same clickbait tactics (Jan. 23, 2018)
7. The most controversial magazine covers of 2018 (Dec. 22, 2018)
8. Augmented reality: Is there a porn app for that? (July 30, 2018)
9. Top 20 celebrities predicted to die in 2018 (Jan. 1, 2018)
10. Bitcoin boom and bust, Magic Leap glasses flop and other 2018 tech predictions (Dec. 23, 2017)
11. Psychic predictions for 2018 (Dec. 24, 2017)
12. Snubbed by magazines, Melania Trump is embraced by pornographers (Feb. 26, 2018)
13. Post-apocalyptic scenarios explored in X-rated movies (Sept. 3, 2018)
14. The 10 hottest women of the LFL (Aug. 19, 2018)
15. Comprehensive list of post-apocalyptic TV shows (Jan. 21, 2018)
16. Blockchain: Is there a porn app for that? (Jan. 20, 2018)
17. President Trump depicted as crying baby, nutjob, Neanderthal on latest magazine covers (Jan. 19, 2018)
18. Notable nude magazine covers in 2017 (Dec. 17, 2017)
19. Fake news! Lying clickbait exposed! (June 23, 2018)
20. Trump Hair Cotton Candy and other unusual items at the Sweets & Snacks Expo (May 26, 2018)

Photo: Emily Ratajkowski from her Instagram feed.