BuzzFeed moves to Japan in partnership with Yahoo
BuzzFeed on Monday announced plans to launch a Japanese news Web site in a partnership with Yahoo Japan, the latest step in a global expansion push. The announcement marks a departure from practice for...
View ArticleBuzzFeed pays Facebook millions of dollars to promote its clients' ads
According to the leaked documents, BuzzFeed has been seriously accelerating its spending on those social media ads. The BuzzFeed documents break out the site's "cost of revenue," which is a combination...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Promotes PR Lead to Chief of Staff/Advisory Role
Want to know what it’s like to work for BuzzFeed? Today, the media company promoted Ashley McCollum (follow her on Twitter) from head of PR to a chief staffing and advisory role while also naming Dao...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Gets A $50 Million Cash Injection
(Reuters) - Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral....
View ArticleVenture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz invests $50 million in BuzzFeed
Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral. Chris...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Leaks Show $5.9 Million Spend for Traffic From Facebook, Other Sources
BuzzFeed’s financials are no longer a secret after leaked documents spread on Wednesday. Gawker obtained financials for the company showing very strong years from 2012 to 2014. BuzzFeed, which added...
View ArticleOMG, BuzzFeed's Investing In Serious News Coverage! Is It FTW?
Anyone who has hankered for a list of 10 of the most life-affirming dog rescue stories ever can rely on the social media site BuzzFeed. That list of 11 classic horror films that should never have been...
View ArticleAndreessen Horowitz Announces $50 Million Investment In Buzzfeed
Andreessen Horowitz has announced a $50 million investment in BuzzFeed. The news puts BuzzFeed's valuation at $850 million, the New York Times' Mike Isaac reports. In a post on his blog, AH's Chris...
View ArticleVice and BuzzFeed: How Very Different Companies Came to Play the Same Game
BuzzFeed cofounder and CEO Jonah Peretti and Vice cofounder Shane Smith seem like pretty different people — and, for all indications, they are. The hard-talking, T-shirt-wearing Smith enjoys being in...
View ArticleBuzzfeed raises $50m for Motion Pictures division; Michael Shamberg joins
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Film division BuzzFeed Motion Pictures will...
View ArticleHere's How BuzzFeed and HuffPost Really Stack Up
BuzzFeed and the Huffington Post make for an easy comparison, sharing, as they do, some co-founders and a viral content strategy built around a high-low mix, among other commonalities. But in the days...
View ArticleBuzzfeed launches movie arm, Michael Shamberg joins
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Film division BuzzFeed Motion Pictures will...
View ArticleJonah Peretti Takes To LinkedIn To Celebrate BuzzFeed's Profitability
BuzzFeed is looking good. So good, in fact, that Jonah Peretti published his staff memo on numbers to LinkedIn. There were 85 million unique visitors to the site in August, making the site three times...
View ArticleBuzzFeed funding more than doubles with $50m investment
BuzzFeed, the news and entertainment website that has surged to success on the back of social media sharing, is getting a $50 million shot in the arm from an Andreessen Horowitz...
View ArticleHere's how Jonah Peretti came up with the idea for HuffPo
See Also Buzzfeed CEO and co-founder Jonah Peretti and investor Chris Dixon spoke at San Francisco's on Wednesday, where Dixon asked Peretti about founding Buzzfeed and how he got started. To tell that...
View ArticleBuzzfeed moves into profit four years after launch
Buzzfeed, the social media website celebrated for its cat listicles, has moved into profit four years after launch, with its founder declaring it is going to be one of the "biggest sites on the web" in...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Said to Expect 2014 Sales of up to $120 Million
BuzzFeed Inc., the online publisher of news, lists and quizzes that are designed to be shared on social media, is forecasting revenue of as much as $120 million in 2014, said two people with knowledge...
View Article21 things you need to know about BuzzFeed's success
A venture capital firm has just invested $50m (£30m) into the viral news site. Here’s why BuzzFeed is so successful...
View ArticleListicle site Buzzfeed moves into profit four years after launch
Founder Jonah Peretti tells staff that it will become one of the biggest sites on the web within a year...
View ArticleBuzzfeed got $50m in venture capital. What happens next?
Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz has more than doubled investments in the meme-tastic site. Can traditional media companies compete?...
View ArticleBuzzFeed said to forecast revenue of up to $120 million in 2014
BuzzFeed Inc., the online publisher of news, lists and quizzes that are designed to be shared on social media, is forecasting revenue of as much as $120 million in 2014, said two people with knowledge...
View ArticleGideon Spanier: News, TV, films - BuzzFeed’s plan to be a £5bn company
BuzzFeed loves lists, so here are six facts you probably didn’t know about the fast-growing “social” entertainment and news site: 1) Only 18 months after opening an office in London, the US tech...
View ArticleBuzzFeed now more valuable than Tribune Publishing
BuzzFeed raised $50 million on a bet its mix of everything from animal lists to serious news is more valuable than the coverage produced by established media like the Washington Post and Los Angeles...
View ArticleBuzzFeed: we report news differently now – but is it better?
BuzzFeed has poured resources into becoming a 'serious' news provider. But can its coverage ever be truly comprehensive?...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Reportedly Worth $850M After $50M Investment From Andreessen Horowitz
Over 150 million people visit BuzzFeed every month to scroll through lists, complete quizzes, write comments, and, increasingly, to read thoughtful, zeitgeisty, and well-reported journalism. But where...
View ArticleBuzzFeed's 200 million visitors? Small potatoes
BuzzFeed draws 200 million people to its site every month. To the site's co-founder, Jonah Peretti, that's small potatoes. When Peretti took the stage at sun-drenched media lovefest SXSW in Austin this...
View ArticleBuzzfeed raises $50m for film division
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Film...
View ArticleShamberg joins Buzzfeed Motion Pictures
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Film...
View ArticleBuzzFeed, Ben Smith and how to harness the viral power of the bored-at-work...
BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief Ben Smith. Photo: Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed It's employee appreciation week at the headquarters of BuzzFeed, the attention-seeking digital publisher that reckons it...
View ArticleMichael Shamberg, Jordan Peele Join BuzzFeed as Part of Major Expansion
Producer Michael Shamberg and actor/comedian Jordan Peele are joining BuzzFeed Motion Pictures as advisers as part of the company's major expansion. Peele, one half of Comedy Central's “Key &...
View ArticleWhy Buzzfeed is trying to shift its strategy
By Claire Cain Miller In an interview about a new investment in BuzzFeed, Jonah Peretti, its co-founder and chief executive, told The New York Times, "We're organizing ourselves to be a media company...
View ArticleBuzzFeed sees future in high-quality content
In an interview about a new investment in BuzzFeed, Jonah Peretti, its co-founder and chief executive, told The New York Times, "We're organizing ourselves to be a media company for the way people...
View ArticleBuzzFeed expanding, and taking the world more seriously
The social news website, BuzzFeed, which claims to have more 150 million people using it each month, has unveiled a major expansion plan thanks to a US$50million cash injection. Andreessen Horowitz, a...
View ArticleBuzzfeed scores $50 million investment, pledges to expand content
Related media Latest business videos Travel deals BuzzFeed Inc., the online home of quizzes, lists and, increasingly, serious news, got a $50 million investment reported to value the company at $850...
View ArticleOnline company BuzzFeed secures $50 million
New York • BuzzFeed Inc., the online home of quizzes, lists and (increasingly) serious news, got a $50 million investment reported to value the company at $850 million — or about half the New York...
View ArticleBuzzFeed gets $50 million financing from Andreessen Horowitz
BuzzFeed Inc., the online home of quizzes, lists and, increasingly, serious news, got a $50 million investment reported to value the company at $850 million -- or about half the New York Times Co.’s...
View ArticleBuzzFeed eyeing massive expansion
New York - The social news group BuzzFeed unveiled a major new expansion plan, using a fresh infusion of $50-million in venture capital. Andreessen Horowitz, the big Silicon Valley venture group,...
View ArticleBuzzFeed raises £30m to become a 'preeminent media company'
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz compares online news firm’s tech cire to Time, CBS and Viacom...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Snags $50 Million Investment, Plans International Expansion
Viral media website BuzzFeed has secured a new round of investment to the tune of $50 million from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, the company announced on Sunday. "Tonight I'm...
View ArticleBuzzFeed expands anew with fresh capital
The social news group BuzzFeed unveiled a major new expansion plan, using a fresh infusion of US$50 million in venture capital. Andreessen Horowitz, the big Silicon Valley venture group, announced late...
View ArticleBuzzFeed valued at more than three times The Washington Post
Viral internet site set up by Jonah Peretti in 2006 now employs 550 staff in New York, London, Sydney, Paris and more...
View ArticleBuzzfeed to use $50m investment to fund new ventures
Here are three insights about BuzzFeed, the viral content startup: 1. BuzzFeed is a web traffic sensation that draws 150 million average monthly viewers. 2. Numbered lists, like this one, are what the...
View ArticleBuzzFeed gets $50-mn cash infusion, to set up ops in India
Buoyed by a fresh infusion of $50 million in venture capital, social news and entertainment group BuzzFeed has announced a major expansion plan to increase its content and expand global operations to...
View ArticleBuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti: how the great entertainer got serious
Chief executive on not paying to push news on Facebook, measuring impact not traffic, and his best content...
View ArticleBuzzFeed: NBCUniversal Invests $200 Million To Social News Site
According to the Los Angeles Times, the entertainment company NBCUniversal has agreed to make a $200 million equity investment into the social news site Buzzfeed, which has 200 million monthly visitors...
View ArticleBuzzfeed: 'We resist pressure' from advertisers
RANCHO PALOS VERDES — Being a new media company isn't always easy. With 200M monthly unique visitors, BuzzFeed enjoys enviable success, but the road, particularity in recent months has been rocky....
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