yoda Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 There's a lot of awful things on the internet, be it videos of horrific ISIS executions, pictures of cats, the use of .gifs by certain posters on here, the Guardian's "Comment is Free" section, or YouTube vloggers. However, nothing - absolutely nothing - is as fucking awful as Buzzfeed. Not a day goes by without someone retweeting a dreadful twee article about "63 Times The Girls Of Tumblr Were On Point" onto my Twitter timeline, or someone else shares "34 Reasons Why Gilmore Girls Should Have Been Set In Scotland". Case in point, this moment of peak Buzzfeed: The Story Of Egypt's Revolution In "Jurassic Park" Gifs Quite how Buzzfeed has become such a phenomenon, I'm not sure. Take a look at their front page and it's just folk taking tweets and reposting them. Or lists. Endless lists. Or quizzes about how we know what your spirit animal is. And Harry Potter references. So many Harry Potter references. Please, people of P&B, share your hatred of Buzzfeed here. Be it that Scottish woman's crusade to make as many lists about "18 Reasons You Should Move To Scotland Right Now" or Jamie Ross and his now outdated references to "Alex Salmond Solero". Or maybe this. Or maybe that. On the other hand, maybe you are a regular reader of Buzzfeed and enjoy their fresh content. Maybe their list of "life hacks" have helped you become a better person? Maybe you think, "Hey Yoda, shut up, I like the 'feed". Well you can join in as well, try and help me understand what I'm not quite getting (preferably in list form and with at least two references to times when Beyonce was fierce). c***s*. *Buzzfeed, not you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Someone told me to install it as it would kill a few hours on nightshift. The first article I read was "We can tell which Harry Potter character you are from your Starsign" Uninstalled. I was Dobbie the Elf btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Buzzfeed is quality, I check it daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 It's the absolute fucking pits. The writing is fucking awful. Please please tell me it is volunteer contributions and no one gets paid for it. How many top 20 mental Scottish shite lists do you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Their political section I quite like. There is a lot of content, so if 90% is rubbish, but 10% is good, that's still a decent amount of good content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_Glasgow Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Buzzfeed are content-stealing, pandering gimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 It's utter clickbait shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGR Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 It's their insistence that they're a serious, serious news outlet that really gets the seethe flowing. No you're fucking not. I also associate them with the disgisting rise of the use of the word 'piece' instead of the classic 'article'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Nailed it, skipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_K_97 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 It's their insistence that they're a serious, serious news outlet that really gets the seethe flowing. No you're fucking not. I also associate them with the disgisting rise of the use of the word 'piece' instead of the classic 'article'. A piece is what I have for lunch, not something I read. I agree with you, it's time to get that chat in the bin right away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Dreadful website. Jamie Ross, the politics editor, is a thin-lipped little shit and I wish nothing but the worst for him. They're also diluting Twitter by handing out verified Twitter accounts to all and sundry. Horrible organisation, horrible people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Never even looked at the thing, and I never intend to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGR Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Just remembered this: http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/why-buzzfeed-doesnt-do-clickbait#.svVN7258K A piece is what I have for lunch, not something I read. I agree with you, it's time to get that chat in the bin right away That's before we even get onto the next level 'thinkpiece'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Never heard of it tbh. Feel like I have to take a look at it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomdullam/20-secrets-halfords-employees-will-never-tell-you-1yjyn http://www.buzzfeed.com/genamourbarrett/secrets-jd-sports-staff-will-never-tell-you http://www.buzzfeed.com/sophiemaden/secrets-lush-employees-will-never-tell-you#.xaeLp1OvzL Enough, you awful bunch of c***s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomdullam/20-secrets-halfords-employees-will-never-tell-you-1yjyn http://www.buzzfeed.com/genamourbarrett/secrets-jd-sports-staff-will-never-tell-you http://www.buzzfeed.com/sophiemaden/secrets-lush-employees-will-never-tell-you#.xaeLp1OvzL Enough, you awful bunch of c***s. That does look really shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 What is buzzfeed? Grimbo Eta is it time for me to go back in to the Moany-Faced Auld Duffers Hame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Dreadful website. Jamie Ross, the politics editor, is a thin-lipped little shit and I wish nothing but the worst for him. They're also diluting Twitter by handing out verified Twitter accounts to all and sundry. Horrible organisation, horrible people. Jamie Ross is the best thing about Buzzfeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I use it if I'm trying to waste time over a cuppa at work and there's the odd decent article that makes me laugh. However, for everything I read there's probably about 20 shite articles I scroll past or give up reading after five seconds. Sadly, it gets hits and has led to other media companies trying to copy it with lists etc in a bid to attract readers, even if they're reading shite. The company I work for launched a blatant rip-off of it a few years ago and it was chronically bad. They eventually called it quits a few months back and pulled the plug. If you don't like Buzzfeed, you might like this http://www.clickhole.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 It's the articles that are based on Scotland/ Edinburgh that I do not relate with in anyway whatsoever. That and their weird deification of random female celebrities and average TV shows. The only non Daily Mail website that tops it for stupid articles and terrible writing is Bleacher Report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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