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BuzzFeed crowdsources global dating culture experiences

BuzzFeed is inviting people worldwide to share personal stories about dating in countries foreign to them, highlighting cultural differences in romance and relationships. The call seeks anecdotes ...
Yahoo

BuzzFeed Is Testing Two New Apps — And We Want You To Try Them First

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve been around BuzzFeed for a while, you already know we cover a lot. One minute we’re helping you discover which type of ...
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Think you can make the most creative BuzzFeed Community quiz? Put your skills to the test in our first ever Community Contributor Challenge!

This one is all about CHOICES! 🤔 View Entire Post › ...
New York Post

BuzzFeed News shuts down as parent company lays off 15% of staffers

BuzzFeed News has published its last listicle. The parent company of the site that first gained popularity with lists such as “10 Important Life Lessons You Can Learn From Cats” — and also published ...
Yahoo

“Bullying works”: Creator of Chikn Nuggit says BuzzFeed won’t force the series to use AI

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chikn Nuggit—one of BuzzFeed’s most popular web series—has had a rollercoaster few days. Back on March 5, fans of the mini-series, ...
CBS News

BuzzFeed News is shutting down, as parent company cuts 15% of jobs

BuzzFeed is shutting down its BuzzFeed News operation, with CEO Jonah Peretti writing in a company memo that it "can no longer continue to fund" the site. The company, known for a millennial-friendly ...
TheWrap

BuzzFeed Expresses ‘Substantial Doubt’ It Can Stay in Business, Citing Continued Financial Hardship

Founder and CEO of BuzzFeed Jonah H. Peretti (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BuzzFeed Inc.) BuzzFeed, the digital media empire that captured the attention of millennials in the mid-2010s ...
Fast Company

‘It pivoted into oblivion’: BuzzFeed sold off the company behind ‘Hot Ones’ to pay down its debt

A decade ago, BuzzFeed was redefining what news and entertainment on the web meant. The website’s mix of hard-hitting news, in-depth features, and viral listicles offered a vision of the future for ...
Morningstar

How BuzzFeed spiraled from a $1.7 billion media darling to the brink of bankruptcy

BuzzFeed rode a wave of VC investment to become a force, but never found a path to profitability. Now it faces a fate like other failed digital-media darlings of the past. BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti ...
Business Insider

Some ex-BuzzFeed staffers are fuming that they couldn't immediately dump their shares after the company's public debut

Digital media company BuzzFeed began trading on Monday, closing down 11%. Former staffers complained of delays and confusion in converting their options into shares. "Covering startups, I'm not ...
NPR

BuzzFeed is cutting jobs and top editors are leaving its news division

BuzzFeed is reorienting and shrinking its news division as the digital media company best known for its lighthearted lists and quizzes strives to increase its profitability. The New York-based company ...
NPR

Buzzfeed tries to go public again

BuzzFeed, the media company, started out with cute kittens, moved on to a Pulitzer Prize. Now it's headed into the stock market. And it's not the first time the company has tried to go public, and the ...