It assumes "a relevant (i.e. non-clickbait) link would have its text appear frequently on the actual page".
Is there empirical evidence for this claim? The examples featured in the article seem mixed (some right, some wrong).
It's easy enough to test: collect human judgement scores for a few hundred article links from several news sites (an afternoon's work) and compare to the algorithm.
Is there empirical evidence for this claim? The examples featured in the article seem mixed (some right, some wrong).
It's easy enough to test: collect human judgement scores for a few hundred article links from several news sites (an afternoon's work) and compare to the algorithm.