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Re:ViralNova acquired for $100M, while The Dissolve shuts down by Apocryphon on Saturday July 11, 2015 @04:12PM (#9871383)
Buzzfeed is a good example of a site that rose to prominence with GIF listicles but is now branching into actual journalism. You can maintain both.
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Re:ViralNova acquired for $100M, while The Dissolve shuts down by seanp2k2 on Saturday July 11, 2015 @05:50PM (#9871701)
Not a terrible way to bootstrap a company IMO, especially in 2015 when "journalistic integrity" is laughable.
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Re:ViralNova acquired for $100M, while The Dissolve shuts down by camillomiller on Sunday July 12, 2015 @04:14AM (#9872882)
Yes but I still find it hard to give them any journalistic credibility, because I know where they come from. I'm aware that I'm part of a minority though
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