BuzzFeed is a new media empire built upon virality. Since its launch in 2006, BuzzFeed has popularized the listsicle, proliferated the GIF as a means of self-expression, and produced hundreds of posts a day ranging from The 33 Most Unfortunate Typos Of All Time to This Is Jordan’s Newest And Biggest Refugee Camp For Syrians Still Fleeing The War. It has developed as Read more …
Comedian Tig Notaro had a particularly rough few years. But as a comedian, the mantra that kept her upbeat during her battle with cancer wasn’t a Buddhist saying. It was a headline from The Onion. This headline: There are many reasons why this headline is perfect: the imagery of a seagull flapping wildly in intestinal distress, the crowded beach Read more …
You’ve got there attention and they’ve clicked through to read your content. They could do the following things: A. Keep reading through your entire piece B. Leave in the quickest way possible Most of the time many will choose the unfortunate option of letter B and no content generator, writer, or marketer wants that. In Read more …
Getting someone’s attention could be pretty easy with neon colors, a bullhorn, and maybe even some glitter. Except, I can’t put that in a title can I? It’s a huge challenge to get a potential reader’s attention with the right combination of key words, topic, visuals and then your actual written content. But you haven’t Read more …
