BuzzFeed, Social Media

How Social Media Is Driving E-Commerce (And How Brands Can Capitalize)
Brands that are willing to stay agile and adapt to these evolving trends will have an opportunity to capture attention and influence sales.
BuzzFeed Designing AI-Driven Social-Media Platform as Part of Continuing Business Overhaul
The digital-media company said its designing a social platform that will contrast with algorithm-centric ones.
BuzzFeed’s New Plan: An AI-Powered Social Media Platform to Help “Spread Joy”
In an open letter, CEO Jonah Peretti calls out TikTok and Meta for prioritizing AI tech over content and says people miss the mid-2010s "'beer and wine' era of the internet."
Social media is broken. Could BuzzFeed’s new “Island” platform finally make social media about the content, not the algorithms?
At the end of a long manifesto about what’s broken about today’s biggest social media platforms, BuzzFeed Founder and CEO Jonah Peretti revealed that the company is working on a new social media platform that uses human curation rather than algorithms “that brings joy and playfulness back to the internet.”
BuzzFeed announces new social platform, says aims to disrupt social media
BuzzFeed (BZFD) announced a new social platform that it says is “designed to bring joy and creativity back to the internet.” “For years, major
Jonah Peretti writes “manifesto” for Buzzfeed’s new social media platform
We need to be maniacal about packaging our content so it can compete in the social media feeds against SNARF.” —N
BuzzFeed plans to combat AI social media with... AI social media
Ironically, in a memo regarding his social media plans Peretti identifies AI as one of the problems at competitor companies like ByteDance (which owns TikTok) and Meta (which owns Facebook). “Having a job at Meta is beginning to feel like being a UBI recipient,
BuzzFeed wants to fight AI-driven social media with a platform of its own
BuzzFeed plans on launching a new social platform “built specifically to spread joy and enable playful creative expression.” In a blog post published on Tuesday, BuzzFeed co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti highlights the “growing discontent” with platforms using AI-driven algorithms to keep users glued to their screens,
US Defense Department contract "inaccurately represented" on social media, says Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters said on Thursday its business with the Department of Defense was "inaccurately represented," in response to ...
Marijuana ads reaching youngsters through social media, health group says
A legal loophole is allowing marijuana ads to slip past regulations and land right in front of kids on social media, a new ...
The sneaky ways social media has become the ultimate infidelity machine — and the so-called ‘innocent’ red flags to watch for
Once upon a time, cheating required real effort. But now? The gateway to adultery is social media, a sneaky little accomplice ...
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Americans are turning to social media for financial advice
Some social media financial influencers excel at explaining complex concepts to their audiences, said New York Times reporter ...
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Top Performing Social Media Stocks
IAC is a holding company for several internet and media businesses. It funds social media companies. It was the majority owner of the Match Group for many years and owned the video host Vimeo ...
I tried a new app that locked me out of social media until I went for a walk. It helped me change my morning routine.
Steppin is a new app by the cofounder of travel search engine, Kayak. It combines physical and wellness goals to limit screen ...
Social Media Literacy Still Lacking – Could That Change?
Few would hand their teenage child the car keys without guidance, but today's youth are often allowed to use the platforms ...
Lincoln Square Mall using social media to bring in new businesses
One Champaign County mall is using social media to try and attract more businesses to move in. The president lashed out at ...