BuzzFeed’s mix of viral content driven by technology has already made it a potent force in news and political reporting. Now, the site wants to apply the same playbook to entertainment… Read more »
BuzzFeed published nine photographs and now an image owner wants $1.3 million. Is this a fair or practical way to use copyright law in an age where images are everywhere? Read more »
BuzzFeed’s viral-first approach is shaking up news and political reporting. Now, it has set its sights on the last bastion of traditional print journalism — long form essays. Can it compete? Read more »
The days of publishers showing “most e-mailed articles” may be numbered as readers abandon the familiar “email this” icon in favor of other ways of news sharing. Read more »
Viral site BuzzFeed has a new retro-channel that taps into nostalgia cravings. The new vertical shows once again how BuzzFeed’s content and advertising savvy are pushing it to the front ranks… Read more »
A shell company says it owns the right to insert certain types of ads into online videos. Its lawsuit against popular viral site Buzzfeed shows how the problem of “patent trolling”… Read more »
What do you get when you mix the New York Times with a site best known for viral cat videos? We’ll soon find out as the Grey Lady announced today that… Read more »
The phrase “cats on skateboards” harkens an earlier phase on the internet when websites feasted on slews of amateur content. Online entertainment has since become more sophisticated. Or has it? Read more »