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I was surprised to see a Buzzfeed link on the front page of HN, and my initial thought was, "Really? How did this happen?" But, this is a surprisingly well don
by SwellJoe 12y ago
I was surprised to see a Buzzfeed link on the front page of HN, and my initial thought was, "Really? How did this happen?"
But, this is a surprisingly well done piece. Maybe the dude who started Buzzfeed wasn't really bullshitting us when he said he didn't want to just make a linkbait site. This is article actual journalism on a level comparable to much more "respectable" sources. I'm impressed, and I hope this is a trend. If Buzzfeed uses their massive facebook click machine for good rather than mindless entertainment, I'll be even more impressed.
- skue 12y agoHad the same reaction and even pulled up the BuzzFeed home page, wondering if they had refactored their style. Nope! The main page is still full of crappy linkbait lists... but here's hoping they do more articles like this.
- donw 12y agoI always thought that the theory behind Buzzfeed was to use a mountain of linkbait to fund actual journalism...? Of course, that doesn't help much to sort the bullshit from the pony, but it's not the worst idea.