Buzzfeed’s growth has been based on a thorough understanding of the kind of content that works in the digital age – and how to distribute that content.
A typical example would be questionnaire format – for instance, “what kind of parent are you.” To find the answer, you complete a questionnaire and probably share the result on Facebook. Intrigued your friends do it too. Every Buzffed Post :-)
Examples:
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