21 things you need to know about BuzzFeed's success
A venture capital firm has just invested $50m (£30m) into the viral news site. Here’s why BuzzFeed is so successful ...
View Article>Buzzfeed CEO: Here's Why Facebook Isn't Crushing Us
In December, Facebook changed its News Feed algorithm to favor more "high quality" news over "memes." Looking at a bunch of charts yesterday, we found this change correlated with a sudden and massive...
View ArticleBuzzfeed CEO: Here's Why Facebook Isn't Crushing Us
In December, Facebook changed its News Feed algorithm to favor more "high quality" news over "memes." Looking at a bunch of charts yesterday, we found this change correlated with a sudden and massive...
View ArticleListicle site Buzzfeed moves into profit four years after launch
Founder Jonah Peretti tells staff that it will become one of the biggest sites on the web within a year ...
View ArticleJonah Peretti: And at number one on Buzzfeed's list is...
If the name Jonah Peretti rings even fewer bells than his website Buzzfeed, then you're probably over 35 or ailurophobic. Only old age or a pathological fear of cats could explain not knowing about one...
View ArticleAfter Months Of Disagreements, Here's Why Insiders Say BuzzFeed President Jon...
About two weeks ago, Jon Steinberg and Jonah Peretti had a discussion behind closed doors. Shortly after, Ken Lerer's phone rang. Steinberg would be leaving BuzzFeed, Peretti told Lerer. Steinberg had...
View Article>After Months Of Disagreements, Here's Why Insiders Say BuzzFeed President...
About two weeks ago, Jon Steinberg and Jonah Peretti had a discussion behind closed doors. Shortly after, Ken Lerer's phone rang. Steinberg would be leaving BuzzFeed, Peretti told Lerer. Steinberg had...
View Article‘The Wolf of BuzzFeed’ Hilariously Lampoons the Cat-Loving Website and Jonah...
What if Jordan Belfort had been more into cats and the 90s? Half Day Today explores that question in a funny new satirical trailer entitled “The Wolf of BuzzFeed.” Also read: Gawker's Nick Denton Picks...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Said to Expect 2014 Sales of up to $120 Million
BuzzFeed Inc., the online publisher of news, lists and quizzes that are designed to be shared on social media, is forecasting revenue of as much as $120 million in 2014, said two people with knowledge...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Gets A $50 Million Cash Injection
(Reuters) - Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral....
View ArticleVenture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz invests $50 million in BuzzFeed
Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral. Chris...
View ArticleBuzzFeed COO Steps Down, Joins Lerer Ventures as Advisor
BuzzFeed's chief operating officer and president Jon Steinberg has stepped down from his role at the viral content site. He will remain with BuzzFeed as an advisor for the next six months. Steinberg...
View Article>NICK DENTON: Zuckerberg Tweaked The Facebook Algorithm After The CEO Of...
Here's a juicy bit of gossip about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti. Gawker Media leader (and Peretti foil) Nick Denton says that last year Peretti told Zuckerberg to tweak...
View ArticleBuzzFeed president leaving to join venture capitalist firm
n">(Reuters) - BuzzFeed President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Steinberg is leaving the online entertainment and news start-up. "It's time for him...
View ArticleVice and BuzzFeed: How Very Different Companies Came to Play the Same Game
BuzzFeed cofounder and CEO Jonah Peretti and Vice cofounder Shane Smith seem like pretty different people — and, for all indications, they are. The hard-talking, T-shirt-wearing Smith enjoys being in...
View ArticleOMG, BuzzFeed's Investing In Serious News Coverage! Is It FTW?
Anyone who has hankered for a list of 10 of the most life-affirming dog rescue stories ever can rely on the social media site BuzzFeed. That list of 11 classic horror films that should never have been...
View ArticleQ: Why Are Quizzes So Popular All of a Sudden? A: Narcissism
Facebook feeds have been awash lately with people posting their results from quizzes that almost entirely go by the format “What ____ are you?” or “What ____ should you ____?” Taken one? Then you’ve...
View ArticleHere's How BuzzFeed Is Moving Beyond Cute Cats
BuzzFeed has come a long way from cat lists. This month one of its journalists was on the ground in Kiev reporting on the crisis in Ukraine, and last December it published an in-depth article on a...
View ArticleFEATURE-Beyond cute cats: How BuzzFeed is reinventing itself
NEW YORK Feb 23 (Reuters) - BuzzFeed has come a long way from cat lists. This month one of its journalists was on the ground in Kiev reporting on the crisis in Ukraine, and last December it published...
View ArticleWhat's the Buzzfeed? Sheep, cats, hard news ... the list goes on
If the name Jonah Peretti rings even fewer bells than his website, Buzzfeed, then...
View ArticleBuzzfeed moves into profit four years after launch
Buzzfeed, the social media website celebrated for its cat listicles, has moved into profit four years after launch, with its founder declaring it is going to be one of the "biggest sites on the web" in...
View ArticleThe Lerer Family Launches The Dodo, Which Is Arguably The Smartest Idea For A...
"Cute animals deserve respect." BuzzFeed co-founder Jonah Peretti told that to the audience at technology conference South by Southwest last year. And he should know. His site is investing in original...
View ArticleThe Lerer Family Launches The Dodo, Which Is Arguably The Smartest Idea For A...
"Cute animals deserve respect." BuzzFeed co-founder Jonah Peretti told that to the audience at technology conference South by Southwest last year. And he should know. His site is investing in original...
View Article>The Lerer Family Launches The Dodo, Which Is Arguably The Smartest Idea For...
"Cute animals deserve respect." BuzzFeed co-founder Jonah Peretti told that to the audience at technology conference South by Southwest last year. And he should know. His site is investing in original...
View ArticleThe Race Back to Actual News
More than 15 years ago, I began telling people that the Internet might kill newspapers but that it won't end journalism.� A robust, free press remains part of the fabric of our nation, even as we...
View ArticleBuzzFeed's 200 million visitors? Small potatoes
BuzzFeed draws 200 million people to its site every month. To the site's co-founder, Jonah Peretti, that's small potatoes. When Peretti took the stage at sun-drenched media lovefest SXSW in Austin this...
View ArticleBuzzFeed president steps down, takes adviser role
n">(Reuters) - BuzzFeed President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Steinberg is stepping down after four years at the online entertainment and news start-up and will become an adviser to the company....
View ArticleHow Buzzfeed Made the Online Quiz Irresistible
Unless you're one of those people who's still not on Facebook, you've probably seen Buzzfeed's quizzes pop into your newsfeed. Everybody loves them: even Rupert Murdoch took the ‘Which Billionaire...
View ArticleBuzzFeed gets $50 million financing from Andreessen Horowitz
BuzzFeed Inc., the online home of quizzes, lists and, increasingly, serious news, got a $50 million investment reported to value the company at $850 million -- or about half the New York Times Co.’s...
View ArticleBuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti: how the great entertainer got serious
Chief executive on not paying to push news on Facebook, measuring impact not traffic, and his best content...
View ArticleOnline company BuzzFeed secures $50 million
New York • BuzzFeed Inc., the online home of quizzes, lists and (increasingly) serious news, got a $50 million investment reported to value the company at $850 million — or about half the New York...
View ArticleNICK DENTON: Zuckerberg Tweaked The Facebook Algorithm After The CEO Of...
Here's a juicy bit of gossip about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti. Gawker Media leader (and Peretti foil) Nick Denton says that last year Peretti told Zuckerberg to tweak...
View ArticleVenture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz invests $50 mln in BuzzFeed
(Reuters) - Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral....
View ArticleBeyond cute cats: How BuzzFeed is reinventing itself
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BuzzFeed has come a long way from cat lists. This month one of its journalists was on the ground in Kiev reporting on the crisis in Ukraine, and last December it published an...
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