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OK let me start by saying... I really despise buzzfeed -- I think it's a waste of space on the web and notorious for stealing content and just re-flavoring it.

OK let me start by saying... I really despise buzzfeed -- I think it's a waste of space on the web and notorious for stealing content and just re-flavoring it. I have created a little self-righteous boycott of the site where I refuse to click on anything from their domain. A man has got to have a code... HOWEVER -- I think it would be REALLY fun to write for them -- I think the challenge of trying to figure out what's hot on the internet and what has people's attention and then trying to get as much traffic as possible would be a ridiculously fun daily challenge. Would I ever actually consider doing it? Not a chance in hell

iamshs 13y ago
Oh definitely, it is a challenge to figure out how to gauge readers interests and more importantly to generate constant readership. But getting content by vetting internet forums, and regurgitating stuff is also not a taxing task. Let's see: What is author's contribution in this article? http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/drug-addict-robs-a-store-and-apologizes-a-decade-later http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/drug-addict-robs-a-store-and-a... Or this one: http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/diesels-new-ad-campaign-features-a-model-who-is-both-topless http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/diesels-new-ad-campaign-feat... Ha a post contributed by a community member: http://www.buzzfeed.com/emilys123/15-signs-you-did-a-musical-in-high-school-eahu http://www.buzzfeed.com/emilys123/15-signs-you-did-a-musical... Or the cliched magazine cover story: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/23-cringeworthy-magazine-cover-photoshop-fails http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/23-cringeworthy-magaz... Or let's see what is hot on imgur: http://www.buzzfeed.com/bennyjohnson/obama-asks-the-hill-to-bomb-syria-as-explained-by-the-hills http://www.buzzfeed.com/bennyjohnson/obama-asks-the-hill-to-... But looks like brain does some research: http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/15-celebrities-you-never-realized-released-albums http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/15-celebrities-you-neve...

iamshs 13y ago

Oh definitely, it is a challenge to figure out how to gauge readers interests and more importantly to generate constant readership. But getting content by vetting internet forums, and regurgitating stuff is also not a taxing task. Let's see: What is author's contribution in this article? http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/drug-addict-robs-a-store-and-apologizes-a-decade-later http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/drug-addict-robs-a-store-and-a... Or this one: http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/diesels-new-ad-campaign-features-a-model-who-is-both-topless http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/diesels-new-ad-campaign-feat... Ha a post contributed by a community member: http://www.buzzfeed.com/emilys123/15-signs-you-did-a-musical-in-high-school-eahu http://www.buzzfeed.com/emilys123/15-signs-you-did-a-musical... Or the cliched magazine cover story: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/23-cringeworthy-magazine-cover-photoshop-fails http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/23-cringeworthy-magaz... Or let's see what is hot on imgur: http://www.buzzfeed.com/bennyjohnson/obama-asks-the-hill-to-bomb-syria-as-explained-by-the-hills http://www.buzzfeed.com/bennyjohnson/obama-asks-the-hill-to-... But looks like brain does some research: http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/15-celebrities-you-never-realized-released-albums http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/15-celebrities-you-neve...