About
The Daily Mail (officially known as Mail Online) is a British news site owned by the British newspaper The Daily Mail with a questionable reputation and outrageously long and inflammatory headlines.
Features
The Daily Mail online[1] has 13 tabs (verticals) including home, UK, news, sports, US Showbiz, Australia, Femail, health, science, money, video, travel and columnists.
Headlines
The Daily Mail is known for its long, strange headlines. On November 30th, 2012, The Huffington Post[7] published a list titled “‘Daily Mail’ Greatest Hits: 14 Absurd Headlines About Women.” Several social media accounts devoted to sharing outrageous Daily Mail headlines have been created. On December 28th, 2012, the Tumblr blog[4] ridiculousdmheadlines, which features screen shots of the strangest, longest Daily Mail headlines, was created.
On August 22nd, 2013, Buzzfeed[5] published a post titled “17 Ridiculous Daily Mail Headlines.” On June 17th, 2014, The Huffington Post[6] published a post titled “The 15 Most Daily Mail Headlines Ever.”
Controversies
On October 6th, 2013, protesters gathered at The Daily Mail’s[10] offices to protest the paper for calling Ralph Miliband, the father of British politician Ed Miliband “the man who hated Britain” in an article published on September 27th, 2013.
Angelina Jolie Video
On July 8th, 2014, The Daily Mail[13] published a video taken in the early ’90s featuring an ill-looking Angelina Jolie allegedly calling a drug dealer.
Social Media Presence
As of October 2014, The Daily Mail’s Twitter account[2] has gained over 740,000 followers and its Facebook page[3] has gained over 2.1 million likes.
Traffic
As of October 2014, Mail Online is ranked as the 93rd[8] most popular site world wide and the 67th most popular site in the United States. The site receives just over 30% of its traffic from the United States and just over 19% of its traffic from the UK.
Search Interest
External Links
[1]The Daily Mail – The Daily Mail
[2]Twitter- The Daily Mail
[3]Facebook- The Daily Mail
[4]Tumblr- ridiculousdmheadlines
[5]Buzzfeed- 17 Ridiculous Daily Mail Headlines
[6]The Huffington Post- The 15 Most Daily Mail Headlines Ever
[7]The Huffington Post- ‘Daily Mail’ Greatest Hits: 14 Absurd Headlines About Women
[8]Alexa- daily.mail.co
[9]The Huffington Post- Daily Mail Protest Held Outside The Newspaper’s Offices After Ed Miliband Row
[10]The Huffington Post- Daily Mail Protest Held Outside The Newspaper’s Offices After Ed Miliband Row
[11]Mail Online- The man who hated Britain: Red Ed’s pledge to bring back socialism is a homage to his Marxist father. So what did Miliband Snr really believe in? The answer should disturb everyone who loves this country
[12]Buzzfeed- Angelina Jolie To Sue Daily Mail Over “Heroin” Video, Reports The Times
[13]Daily Mail- Bloodshot hollow eyes, emaciated arms and rambling on the phone: Haunting video of Angelina Jolie the heroin addict