Phrase: saved you a click (clickbait spoilers)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Title: Please Stop Saving Me A Click
Sub-title: Here's an online behavior that’s worth reconsidering
Author: Charlie Warzel BuzzFeed Staff
Website: Buzzfeed
Timestamp: Aug. 1, 2014, at 11:16 a.m.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/please-stop-saving-me-a-click

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While the idea of "saving you a click" has been around for some time -
one of the earliest instances on Twitter came in October 2009 - its
recent surge in popularity can most likely be traced to the Twitter
account of the same name.
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Here is a twitter example of "saving you a click" in March 2009, but
it is not really a clickbait spoiler.

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Marie Macaisa ‏@shakespearecub
What wine goes with bacon? @garyvee reviews http://tinyurl.com/dk2mxt
(Shakespearians, saving you a click, that's not a ref to Sir Francis)
11:52 AM - 29 Mar 2009
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Here is a twitter example of a clickbait spoiler with the phrase
"saved you a click" in October 2009:

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Jeremy Borger ‏@jborger
It's Avon Lake. Saved you a click - A local high school is under
lockdown. http://www.newsnet5.com/news/21181983/detail.html (via
@WEWS)
2:16 PM - 2 Oct 2009
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Here is a 2010 example:

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vbspurs ‏@vbspurs
RT @eonline: Which Celeb Is Rocking a Furry Tiara?
http://bit.ly/9KpXqp [It's Dakota Fanning. There I saved you a click]
12:34 AM - 25 Feb 2010
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Garson

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