The Rise and Fall of Buzzfeed

Dark Mode with John Coyle

Jul 06, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 122

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Episode description

Today I'm breaking down the rise and fall of buzzfeed. How did Buzzfeed succeed? Why did they fail? What do the company's financials look like? And most importantly is there still hope for Buzzfeed?

Chapters

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:30 The First Person to Ever Go Viral

00:02:45 Today's Guests

00:07:24 The Founder of Buzzfeed

00:09:07 Asians Don't Like Being Hugged?

00:11:38 Afraid of Being Racist

00:13:37 How Buzzfeed took off (Huffington Post Sidepiece)

00:18:44 Buzfeed Video and Famous Creators

00:21:46 The Viral Video Formula

00:23:56 Making Inappropriate Jokes & Racism

00:30:46 The Big Problem

00:32:56 What is a Controversial Topic

00:41:13 White People Don't Clean Themselves

00:45:45 Buzzfeed Creators Getting Take Advantage Of

00:49:30 Ghost Town

00:51:00 Do They Make Money?

00:53:04: What is a Liberal?

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