When you follow one url to another and another until you no longer remember what you were first searching for.
Commonly done when browsing Wikipedia for extended periods of time.
Commonly done when browsing Wikipedia for extended periods of time.
Why am I suddenly reading about Romanian heavy metal bands when i should be doing my history essay? Must have been link jumping again
by SalemGrey November 15, 2014
Get the link jumpingmug. To click on one link and to be brought to that page, only to find another interesting link on that page and end up clicking on that. This is a common thing that happens on sites like wikipedia and imdb.
Todd got on a link tangent on wikipedia by starting to read about the Spotted Owl and ended up reading about Jackie Chan.
by dr_waffles February 6, 2010
Get the Link Tangentmug. n.
A hypertext link (href) that is colored, typically by using the HTML style tag, depending on the mood of anchor words or the reference.
A hypertext link (href) that is colored, typically by using the HTML style tag, depending on the mood of anchor words or the reference.
Here is how a mood link looks: once in a <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://..."><span style="color: blue;">blue moon</span></a>
by Philip Thrift April 4, 2009
Get the mood linkmug. Alex: ‘Aye ma you tryna pre link ?’
Jessica: ‘You tryna see what you working with hmm ?’
Alex: I mean you look bomb but i’m tryna get a preview if you know what i mean..’
Jessica: ‘You tryna see what you working with hmm ?’
Alex: I mean you look bomb but i’m tryna get a preview if you know what i mean..’
by HugoThaKid February 24, 2022
Get the pre linkmug. one who sends morose or depressive web links either by email, instant chat messages or cell phone texts.
Michael Weinreich is a such a link downer; he's always sending me gchat web links to some suicide or government conspiracy cover-up. Loser!
by Rudetoodo January 29, 2009
Get the Link Downermug. A person that sends an excessive daily amount of hyperlinks to his buddies via instant message and/or email. Most link abusers don't have the best sense of humor and send you mindless, time-wasting crap.
Duder 1: "OMG! You have to check this out dude! So funny!"
Duder 2: "Dude fuck your links! If this is another Lolcat I'm gonna be pissed.......damn you! You're such a link abuser. You're cut off from sending me links son!"
Duder 1: "Don't lie. You love my links."
Duder 2: "Dude fuck your links! If this is another Lolcat I'm gonna be pissed.......damn you! You're such a link abuser. You're cut off from sending me links son!"
Duder 1: "Don't lie. You love my links."
by westfalia January 13, 2010
Get the link abusermug. The web publishing practice, usually on news or blogging sites, where something controversial is written (or a controversial headling is written) that the publisher knows will get a lot of interest from site visitors.
The ultimate goal is that the link will then appear on link aggregating sites (Digg, Fark, StumbleUpon, College Humor, Drudge, etc.), which will bring even more traffic to the site.
The ultimate goal is that the link will then appear on link aggregating sites (Digg, Fark, StumbleUpon, College Humor, Drudge, etc.), which will bring even more traffic to the site.
"Hey, look at this! 'Gay Preacher Caught Having Sex With Porpoise!'"
"Hah, looks like link baiting to me."
"Hah, looks like link baiting to me."
by Felio July 27, 2009
Get the link baitingmug.