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 2, 2012

infotaining

Entertaining someone for the ulterior motive of gaining information of some sort from them.

Mary is suspicious that her best friends husband is cheating so she invites him over alone with the hope of 'infotaining'.
Mary: Fancy some wine?
George: Yes please!
Mary: Here you go. I'll just go - are you having an affair?
George: What?
Mary: What?

by Jake White January 14, 2009

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 2, 2012

infomaiming

The Precision, partial alteration of facts to achieve a desired euphemistic or dysphemistic perspective on a subject.

That news station only offers one-sided opinions, they are masters of infomaiming all their stories.

by kalzabar July 23, 2010