Meaning of BuzzFeed | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A news and entertainment website launched in 2006, owned by BuzzFeed, Inc.
2. A BuzzFeed article.
   informal

Examples

“Thanks to Facebook I saw⟳ tweets, memes, BuzzFeeds, and UpWorthy videos that gave me much-needed comic relief and valuable material you will read⟳ more about in the pages to come⟳.”

“I scroll through my feed⟳, clicking on Amazon links for my next read⟳ and also on some Buzzfeeds,^([sic]) because they make⟳ me laugh⟳.”

“Get⟳ the BuzzFeeds you actually want⟳ to read⟳ / The viral content website has launched its own⟳ news app for personalised updates”

“But with increasingly publicized private lives through a variety of social media, failing at a marriage proposal has now become⟳ an event that millions of strangers can watch⟳ and even comment⟳ on. Indeed, “proposal fails” is an entire genre of YouTube videos as well as the subject of various BuzzFeeds, Tumblr sites, and even Twitter feeds.”

“And so I’m—maybe that’s a cautionary tale for print⟳ journalism, like⟳ do we run⟳ the risk⟳ of having so many Voxes—you know⟳, Vox.com—that readers are kinds of sick of the BuzzFeeds and the Vox.com “listicles” and analyses, and then we revert back to the AP style with just the facts, like⟳ I’ve seen CNN try⟳ and make⟳ its name⟳.”

““TODAY’S WRITERS,” HAH! I’LL STOP⟳ YOU RIGHT THERE! I’VE READ⟳ THE BUZZFEEDS, I KNOW⟳ ALL ABOUT THESE GEN WHAT-HAVE-YOUs-⁠- / THEY’RE SOFT, SELF-OBSESSED, GLUED TO THEIR PHONES ALL DAY. I DON’T HAVE⟳ THE TIME TO CODDLE THEIR DELICATE SENSIBILITIES! I’M LOOKING FOR HARD-EDGED JOURNALISM HERE-⁠-”

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