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BuzzFeed produces articles and news daily and focuses on a variety of topics. The main headings (or main topics) include News, Buzz, Life, Quizzes and Video. Within the "More" section are 27 other headings which include Animals, Audio, Big Stories, Books, Business, Celebrities, DIY, Entertainment, Food, Geeky, Health, Ideas, LGBT, Music, Parents, Podcast, Politics, Puzzles, Rewind, Science, Sports, Style, Tech, Travel, Weddings, Weekend, and World<sup>3</sup>. | BuzzFeed produces articles and news daily and focuses on a variety of topics. The main headings (or main topics) include News, Buzz, Life, Quizzes and Video. Within the "More" section are 27 other headings which include Animals, Audio, Big Stories, Books, Business, Celebrities, DIY, Entertainment, Food, Geeky, Health, Ideas, LGBT, Music, Parents, Podcast, Politics, Puzzles, Rewind, Science, Sports, Style, Tech, Travel, Weddings, Weekend, and World<sup>3</sup>. | ||
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BuzzFeed has their own staff of over 700 employees, but they still encourage the community to write articles, and so BuzzFeed Community was created. This means that anybody who creates a BuzzFeed account can create their own content and quizzes to publish to the site and share with their friends<sup>3</sup>. | BuzzFeed has their own staff of over 700 employees, but they still encourage the community to write articles, and so BuzzFeed Community was created. This means that anybody who creates a BuzzFeed account can create their own content and quizzes to publish to the site and share with their friends<sup>3</sup>. | ||
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BuzzFeed generates revenue from advertisement through their site. Advertisers create their own posts related to their product or company, and BuzzFeed makes money from these advertisers. This is called native advertising because the posts look similar to BuzzFeed's typical content<sup>4</sup>. | BuzzFeed generates revenue from advertisement through their site. Advertisers create their own posts related to their product or company, and BuzzFeed makes money from these advertisers. This is called native advertising because the posts look similar to BuzzFeed's typical content<sup>4</sup>. | ||
Revision as of 23:36, 17 February 2016
BuzzFeed is an American media company that specializes in producing news on social buzz and entertainment on their website. BuzzFeed generates about 200 million views each month3.
History and Funding
BuzzFeed was founded in November of 2006 by Jonah Peretti. 8 years later, they were able to raise $50 million from venture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz2. Since then, multiple big investors have made equity investments into BuzzFeed, such as NBCUniversal and General Atlantic. As of July 30, 2015, BuzzFeed is worth $1.5 billion1.
Content
BuzzFeed produces articles and news daily and focuses on a variety of topics. The main headings (or main topics) include News, Buzz, Life, Quizzes and Video. Within the "More" section are 27 other headings which include Animals, Audio, Big Stories, Books, Business, Celebrities, DIY, Entertainment, Food, Geeky, Health, Ideas, LGBT, Music, Parents, Podcast, Politics, Puzzles, Rewind, Science, Sports, Style, Tech, Travel, Weddings, Weekend, and World3.
Community
BuzzFeed has their own staff of over 700 employees, but they still encourage the community to write articles, and so BuzzFeed Community was created. This means that anybody who creates a BuzzFeed account can create their own content and quizzes to publish to the site and share with their friends3.
Advertisement
BuzzFeed generates revenue from advertisement through their site. Advertisers create their own posts related to their product or company, and BuzzFeed makes money from these advertisers. This is called native advertising because the posts look similar to BuzzFeed's typical content4.
References
1. http://www.businessinsider.com/report-nbc-is-investing-in-buzzfeed-at-a-15-billion-valuation-2015-7 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed 3. www.buzzfeed.com 4. http://www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-native-advertising-is-paying-off-2015-8
