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Algorithms are the new editors

By hiding hoaxes, Facebook hovers between publisher and platform

Carmel DeAmicis Jan 20, 2015 - 5:23 PM CST

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When content becomes a virus, the viral scientists ultimately win

Mathew Ingram Dec 30, 2014 - 12:58 PM CST

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BuzzFeed says social rules and it is bigger than most TV networks

Mathew Ingram Nov 24, 2014 - 3:42 PM CST

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Welcome to the murky world of social media marketing

Carmel DeAmicis Nov 5, 2014 - 12:02 PM CST

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The Ice Bucket challenge goes viral in Asia with the help of Weibo, China’s Twitter

Carmel DeAmicis Aug 28, 2014 - 11:59 AM CDT

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Facebook and the race to make content go viral — meet the new boss, same as the old boss

Mathew Ingram Feb 3, 2014 - 2:16 PM CST

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Will “disease-like” Facebook lose 80 percent of users by 2017? Don’t make me laugh

David Meyer Jan 23, 2014 - 9:09 AM CST

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The scorpion and the frog: Who wins as Facebook makes tweaks to its newsfeed algorithms?

Mathew Ingram Dec 9, 2013 - 3:14 PM CST

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A growing obsession with viral content exposes the weakness of most digital media

Mathew Ingram Dec 3, 2013 - 2:34 PM CST

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The soul of a new machine: Gawker struggles with the slippery slope between viral and true

Mathew Ingram Oct 4, 2013 - 2:31 PM CDT

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BuzzFeed is the media industry’s worst nightmare — profitable, growing and investing in news

Mathew Ingram Sep 4, 2013 - 6:13 PM CDT

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Crowdsourcing the news: Do we need a public license for citizen journalism?

Mathew Ingram May 24, 2013 - 1:12 PM CDT

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Why BuzzFeed’s attempt to reinvent online advertising is a lot harder than it looks

Mathew Ingram Apr 8, 2013 - 12:45 PM CDT

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What we can learn from a young boy’s cardboard arcade

Mathew Ingram Apr 12, 2012 - 9:36 AM CDT

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Universal: Artists didn’t consent to Megaupload video

Janko Roettgers Dec 12, 2011 - 2:49 PM CST

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Kik’s Viral Growth Comes With an Apology

Mathew Ingram Nov 9, 2010 - 1:30 PM CST

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BuzzFeed Opens Up Access to Its Viral Dashboard

Mathew Ingram Sep 2, 2010 - 7:23 AM CDT

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Lessons In How to Go Viral: Use the "Bored at Work" Network

Mathew Ingram Aug 13, 2010 - 4:40 PM CDT

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Prop 8 Ruling Is Scribd's Most Viral Doc Ever

Liz Gannes Aug 4, 2010 - 2:56 PM CDT

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The Megawoosh Waterslide Viral: How It Was Really Done

Janko Roettgers Aug 11, 2009 - 9:30 PM CDT

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