Trending lists

On yahoo news I see a lot of weblinks that have multiple links for you to click on to see the complete information. Here is an example.

http://www.pastfactory.com/celebrity/rare-photos-of-elizabeth-from-before-she-was-queen/?utm_source=ya&utm_campaign=376271161-9751149295-ya&utm_medium=HOMEPAGE_US-ya&
utm_content=6c52bc-34928198502-ya&utm_term=c-2_rfq.jpg-n-ya&firefox=1&Exc_D_LessThanPoint002_p1=1

In order to see all of the pics of queen liz before she was queen you have to click next. I find it unnecessary and annoying and suspect it is a way to manipulate trend lists by manipulating people into giving a website more hits.

Is my suspicion correct?

@metal-brain said
On yahoo news I see a lot of weblinks that have multiple links for you to click on to see the complete information. Here is an example.

http://www.pastfactory.com/celebrity/rare-photos-of-elizabeth-from-before-she-was-queen/?utm_source=ya&utm_campaign=376271161-9751149295-ya&utm_medium=HOMEPAGE_US-ya&
utm_content=6c52bc-34928198502-ya&utm_term=c-2_rfq.jpg-n-ya&firefox ...[text shortened]... ate trend lists by manipulating people into giving a website more hits.

Is my suspicion correct?

@divegeester said
Haven’t looked at the link, but clicks mean advertising revenue for the site from their vendors.