BuzzFeed landed the biggest "get" for a Facebook Live interview in the young channel's history by nabbing a sit-down with President Barack Obama. Yet less than two minutes into the broadcast, the online publisher's video feed stalled and some 35,000 Facebook viewers were left with nothing to watch but BuzzFeed legal editor Chris Geidner sitting alone in the White House, introducing the event. It was awkward, and BuzzFeed actually directed people—on its Facebook post—to YouTube to watch the stream after a while. Indeed, the incident allowed YouTube to flex its live-video muscle—it's been doing these things for years, after all, and Facebook is brand new to the game. Meanwhile, the Geidner-Obama interview—which was designed to focus on Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland—went well, technically speaking, on YouTube. Fifteen-thousand watched in real time throughout the online appearance by Obama. No glitches. (Scroll to watch the video below.) It's a little egg on the face for Facebook, which launched Facebook Live in early April and immediately captured the imaginations of video marketers everywhere. In fact, on April 8, BuzzFeed had a huge success, getting 800,000 people at once to watch two staffers via Facebook Live explode a watermelon by wrapping rubber bands around it. Today's production wasn't as tight, to say the least. That said, Facebook's scale—with 1.6 billion monthly users—will keep media companies and marketers glued to the social network... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed changed the way news was reported for the digital age. But it became a casualty of its lopsided relationship with FacebookThe announcement of the demise of BuzzFeed News last week felt unlike the cavalcade of media closures and layoffs of the past decade. In a sense, it represented the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-26 03:36:53 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed News' closure represents the struggles of news media, but larger, the mismanagement of digital media properties in a world of consolidation. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2023-04-24 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Despite winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2021 for coverage of China's mass detention of Muslims, BuzzFeed News' journalistic success has not delivered business results. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2023-04-21 14:23:32 UTC ]
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Pulitzer Prize winning digital media outlet BuzzFeed News is being shut down as part of a cost-cutting drive by its corporate parent that's shedding about 15% of its entire staff Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2023-04-20 23:02:36 UTC ]
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Bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new novel, Romantic Comedy, which begins behind the scenes at a television show similar to Saturday Night Live, where a female comedy writer is gobsmacked that her schlubby straight male... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-20 08:53:29 UTC ]
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A Leningrad Underworld: Polina Barskova’s Living Pictures, by Sibelan Forrester Book Reviews [email protected] Mon, 03/27/2023 - 16:33 Photo by Wilhelm Gunkel / Unsplash What is the role of the past in our psychic universe? What happens to us if... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2023-03-27 21:33:19 UTC ]
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Hit Japanese manga “One Piece” is coming to Netflix as a live-action series — a development that’s both exciting and worrisome for fans who have seen mixed success in a growing list of Hollywood adaptations Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2023-03-06 02:32:30 UTC ]
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Deep Brain Stimulation therapies have proven an invaluable treatment option for patients suffering from otherwise debilitating diseases like Parkinson's. However, it — and its sibling tech, brain computer interfaces — currently suffer a critical shortcoming: the electrodes that convert electron... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-03-04 15:30:03 UTC ]
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“The resulting cacophony interferes with the author’s rhythms and rests,” says the musician and crime novelist, whose latest book is “Murder Your Employer.” “Like listening to Beethoven in one ear and ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ in the other.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-02-23 10:00:14 UTC ]
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Stan’s new series adapted Rebecca Starford’s memoir gives brutal and honest insight into the consequences of bullying. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2023-02-17 02:14:58 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has reached a tentative agreement with its striking union that includes an unspecified increase in minimum salaries. The deal was announced shortly after the publisher reported that sales fell 14% in the quarter ended December 31, and that profits plunged 52%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Christian and Buddhist book publishers see new demand for titles that address mental and physical problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Through its Books Save Lives Grants, We Need Diverse Books will provide up to $10,000 in diverse titles to school libraries, prioritizing schools in districts facing book bans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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It's a rough time for fans of several live service games, which are titles designed to be constantly updated for a long time. A bunch are shutting down in the near future, and CrossfireX and Knockout City are among the latest to join the list.CrossfireX is an Xbox console version of the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-02-03 20:24:59 UTC ]
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Isabella Wu, Chair of Taipei International Book Foundation, highlights the vital role of books in public discourse. The post Interview: Taipei International Book Fair’s Isabella Wu appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-02-02 15:37:26 UTC ]
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Netflix's 'One Piece' is based on the popular manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, who is also an executive producer of the show. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-01-30 17:14:27 UTC ]
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You might not be stuck inside watching shows like you were at the height of the pandemic, but there were clearly some favorite online titles last year. Nielsen has shared its top streaming shows of 2022 in the US, and the most-streamed by far was Stranger Things — the fourth season helped... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-01-27 18:20:44 UTC ]
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Shares of the digital media company have been struggling since it went public in a SPAC deal in late 2021. If you’re an owner of BuzzFeed stock (Nasdaq: BZFD), the last 24 hours have been very good for you. Yesterday, the stock soared thanks to news that BuzzFeed was partnering with OpenAI to... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2023-01-27 08:45:00 UTC ]
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Following the new double-dipping template of memoir and documentary, Pamela Anderson finally tells her own story with remarkable matter-of-factness. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-01-27 08:01:22 UTC ]
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Talking about punishing parents, backstabbing besties, and book club breakups with guest Hugh Ryan Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2023-01-24 20:00:00 UTC ]
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