Political and activist groups are using BuzzFeed’s self-publishing tools to promote controversial messages. On Wednesday, the site put out new policies and guidelines to govern “community” submissions. Read more »
Scott Lamb, who laid the foundation for much of BuzzFeed, has left the company to begin a new, undisclosed project. Read more »
BuzzFeed is in the process of a rapid-fire evolution from banal list site to serious news player. Its hiring of a senior Guardian journalist also reflects its enviable financial position. Read more »
BuzzFeed has had a very good year after earning heaps of funding and expanding its serious news footprint from New York to Washington. Now, the viral site wants a piece of entertainment reporting. Read more »
BuzzFeed became a disruptive media force in 2012 by adding serious news to the silly and sleazy stuff it’s long produced. Here are some questions that will determine whether BuzzFeed can shape news in the long run. Read more »
As part of paidContent 2012: At The Crossroads on May 23 in New York, I’ll be talking with venture capitalist Fred Wilson about the future of media and with Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo and Vivian Schiller of NBC News about real-time politics. Read more at GigaOM »
