Comments on: I suggest bloggers kill the word kill in subject lines

By: Hudge

Hudge — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:46:29 +0000

Re: your headline – i’d probably have said “spike” instead of kill kill. Which begins to remind me of the draft board scene in “Alice’s Restaurant”

By: Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:01:54 +0000

Maybe it’s a SEO strategy?

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:49:11 +0000

Right on, man! It’s so annoying to see apparently quite-desperate bloggers resorting to sensationalistic headlines, especially those with “OMG KILLER!” in all caps. Sheesh.

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:08:43 +0000

Thank you for writing this; I agree wholeheartedly. I don’t think this usage of “kill” is limited to Tech writing, but we certainly see a lot of it in the tech blogosphere.

(hat tip)