November 17, 2006
Buzzfeed
Posted by bopuc at November 17, 2006 02:32 AM
Hello, what's this?
"We automatically detect new buzz by crawling 50,000 of the very best web sites, blogs, and news sources. Then our technology crunches the raw data from these sites to identify new buzz that’s just starting to spread. We developed the technology to find new things just when they start accelerating in popularity and provoking interesting conversations. Our technology is also supplemented by a network of human taste-makers and tips submitted by BuzzFeed readers. These savvy humans can spot subtle trends our robots might miss."
Aggregator + some statistical analysis + human editors.
Very interesting.
Comments
The Team
Founders
* Jonah Peretti
* John S. Johnson
* Kenneth Lerer
Science Advisor
* Duncan Watts
Design Advisor
* Jason Kottke
Technology Advisor
* Michael Frumin
Lead Developer
* Mark Wilkie
Lead Designer
* Chris Johanesen
Senior Editor
* Peggy Wang
Posted by: karl at November 17, 2006 04:34 AM
stupid name tho ;)
Posted by: hugh at November 17, 2006 09:36 AM
How is this different from what Techmeme and Tailrank do?
Posted by: Bosko at November 17, 2006 10:30 AM
Techmeme is 100% focused on tech chatter, while Tailrank seems to publish mostly news-of-the-weird and rumors type stuff. Also, Buzzfeed's design eschews the link-flood appearance of the other two.
Posted by: Michal Migurski at November 17, 2006 11:34 AM
Karl: yes I saw the list. Why do you post it here? Kottke? meh. I am more interested by the science and tech advisors. ;)
Hugh: at least it isn't "Buzz n Hum" ... ;)
Bosko: What Mike said. Plus, nothing wrong with design iterations, right? Especially across designers... :)
Posted by: Boris at November 17, 2006 12:55 PM
stupid name tho ;)
Posted by: Deniel at December 19, 2006 04:09 PM