Is it possible to replicate the success of clickbait content? The truth is there is compelling science behind the success of shareable content. The post The Scientific Secrets of Shareable Content: What BuzzFeed, Malcolm Gladwell, & #TheDress Have in Common by @JeffGoins appeared first on Search Engine Journal
I went to another BuzzFeed session today (my last one was takeaways from BuzzFeed publisher Dao Nguyen) because I consider BuzzFeed one of the top publishing outlets online today. Jonah Peretti’s featured session, simply titled Lessons From BuzzFeed, brought a lot of useful insight into why BuzzFeed has become so successful. Peretti started out his session with two key points, which carried throughout the conversation: “Media and communication have really started to converge.” and “When you share funny stuff with your friends or those in your network, you are sharing an experience and feel closer to that person.” In a nutshell, these are […] The post Lessons From BuzzFeed Founder & CEO @Peretti #SXSWi 2015 Recap by @wonderwall7 appeared first on Search Engine Journal
How many times have you logged into Facebook with the intention of just quickly checking the News Feed when you notice a quiz? Intrigued, you click the link and have now been sucked into a quiz, which you’ll then share on Facebook causing a portion of your friends to do the same. BuzzFeed got you […] Author information Albert Costill Just a typical guy that enjoys an ice-cold beer, pizza, sports and music.
Ah, Buzzfeed. You have provided me with so many moments of joy, like the time I ROFL’d all the way through your extensive analysis of Home Alone during the holidays.
I went on a BuzzFeed diet about a month ago, where I stopped following the site and reading the content there. I should have stuck to it, because I wouldn’t be wasting my time now dissecting one of its stupid, pageview-baiting stories.