Sublime

Wanna hear something cool? @jspeiser is my business partner in all things, like @HamptonFounders Most people don't know him because he's super low key. This dude's had such an epic ride: • made a coupon site in his teens. Grew it to... See more

He shared that "I n one direction, the internet has become a flaming dumpster fire, pushing people apart. On the other, the internet is a source of joy and truth, connecting people together. We have the chance right now to work together to build a better future. BuzzFeed has a big role to play."

So I made it out to California. I got a job at O’Reilly, the book publisher, and a couple years later, Meg and Paul and I started Blogger. And so the origin of Blogger came from... We were actually working on something else. It was a much more complicated project management thing. But we all had blogs, and I’d written a little script for my... See more

The Rise of SNARF

SNARF stands for Stakes/Novelty/Anger/Retention/Fear. SNARF is the kind of content that evolves when a platform asks an AI to maximize usage. Content creators need to please the AI algorithms or they become irrelevant. Millions of creators make SNARF content to stay in the feed and earn a living.

Some of the solutions suggested by Jonah are: -Platforms need to build sustainable models for good content to thrive.