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Re:BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut ... by lupire on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @06:35PM (#30772492)
"What's the buzz? Tell me what's ahappening!"

More people are interested in buzz than turned off by it.

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Re:BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut ... by hbn on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @07:34PM (#30773003)
> What's the buzz? Tell me what's ahappening!

Note the lack of "make sure you know what you're talking about before you tell me"

What you're describing is gossip.

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Re:BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut ... by hoseja on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @07:30AM (#30777345)
And what you seem to be resistant to getting is that people viscerally love gossip.
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Re:BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut ... by playpause on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @07:17PM (#30772858)
Not sure how this observation affects the point that the name “doesn't bring to mind serious investigative journalism”.
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