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BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media.Based in New York City, [2] BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content.
BuzzFeed began in 2006 as a way of harnessing the virality of internet memes, and almost accidentally became a prominent force in investigative journalism, writes Bevan Hurley.
Peretti founded the "Internet popularity contest" site BuzzFeed in November 2006. [21] After leaving The Huffington Post , Peretti began working at BuzzFeed full-time. [ 10 ] While originally known for its mix of internet memes and listicles , the site was the first to break the news that John McCain would endorse Mitt Romney in the 2012 ...
Johnson founded art and technology center Eyebeam in 1997. [6] In 2003, Johnson hired Jonah Peretti as Director of Research and Development with the purpose of establishing the web as a place for art experiments. They went on to produce the first online series of public experiments in viral media in the "Contagious Media Showdown". [7]
BuzzFeed's stock-market debut is seen as a referendum on digital media and founder Jonah Peretti's stewardship of the company.
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Hugo Peretti (1916–1986), American songwriter and record producer; Jacques Peretti (born 1967), investigative reporter, broadcaster and filmmaker; Jean-Marie Peretti, French teacher-researcher in human resources management; Jonah Peretti (born 1974), American Internet entrepreneur; Lucia Peretti (born 1990), Italian short-track speed-skater
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