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myspace

How the Corpse of MySpace Will Feed the Future's Content Farms

MySpace was acquired by Time, Inc, because content farms and social networks aren’t that different at this point. They are both pages of content, usually produced by humans, used to sell advertisements against.
carles.buzz
2.12.16
super bowl

The Super Bowl Is the Last Event That Doesn't Need Content Farms

The spectacle of the Super Bowl is too great to require the internet to even exist.
carles.buzz
2.6.16
Culture

​Trumpbait Is Fracturing the Conservative Internet

Trumpbait, the mutated form of Clickbait that resonates with mass audiences has been the Republican Establishment’s worst nightmare.
carles.buzz
1.29.16
Culture

Selling the Last Funny Content Farm

The Onion provides commentary on the mess that the internet has become, while also being a highly monetizable part of the mess.
carles.buzz
1.22.16
Internet

How Content Farms Preyed on America's Powerball Dreams

You were never going to win Powerball, but you might win Powerball.
carles.buzz
1.15.16
Internet

It’s 2016, and the Promise of the Internet Is Dead

This year the merger between big box internet and the big box traditional media will be complete.
carles.buzz
1.8.16
Memes

Star Wars Is God’s Gift to Content Farms

Inside the Star Wars content wars.
carles.buzz
12.18.15
Black Friday

How Gawker Turned Into Groupon

This holiday, behold the rise of stealth e-commerce content-farming.
carles.buzz
12.4.15
Features

When Tragedy Becomes Content

Terrorist groups know how to use a nation’s own culture against them. In America’s case, that means exploiting content farms.
carles.buzz
11.20.15
Memes

The Death of Snark and the Rise of Positive Conservative Content

The age of liberal snark is ending, and conservative content will soon reign supreme.
carles.buzz
11.13.15
Millennials

Your Guide to Crafting Sponsored Content for Millennials

What’s more authentic to a Millennial than sponsored content about the continual journey to define the self?
carles.buzz
11.7.15
Sports

Grantlangst: Fear of a World Without Meaningful Content

Grantland is dead, and with it another high-caliber outlet for good journalism. Can niche sites survive in the age of the content farm? One former Grantlander and content farmer explains.
carles.buzz
11.3.15
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