infobating

Obsessively reading news feeds and blog updates just for the sake of knowing the latest information, most of which is generally useless.
I have to take a break from the internet for a while, at this point I'm just infobating.
by nowvoodoo January 02, 2012
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infobaiting

To lure people into becoming obsessed over something pointless by dangling information about it in front of them, appealing to their need to find out more (see infobating).
People would never have even heard of the Kardashians if the tabloids didn't keep infobaiting them.

I can't stop reading TVTropes, every article keeps infobaiting me into the next one!
by nowvoodoo January 02, 2012
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