Google And Others Truncate Headlines At 70 Characters. On The Manti Teo Story, Deadspin's Scoop Fell Down The Google Search Results, Overtaken By Copycat Stories With Simpler Headlines. Deadspin's Headline Was 118 Characters. Vital Information - 'hoax' - Was One Of The Words That Was Cut Off.

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Google And Others Truncate Headlines At 70

Nick Denton

Google And Others Truncate Headlines At 70 Characters. On The Manti Teo Story, Deadspin's Scoop Fell Down The Google Search Results, Overtaken By Copycat Stories With Simpler Headlines. Deadspin's Headline Was 118 Characters. Vital Information - 'hoax' - Was One Of The Words That Was Cut Off.

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As A Print Journalist, If You Hear A Rumour You Try To Stand It Up And If You Can't, The Story Dies. With A Blog You Can Throw The Rumour Out There And Ask For Help. You Can Say: 'we Don't Know If This Is True Or Not.

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