The biggest misconception people have is that quality is all that matters. The truth is that quality helps, but there's a ton of high-quality things that don't go anywhere. Jonah Peretti bighelphigh Change image and share on social
It's important that all my friends have verified Twitter accounts. The blue checkmark makes me feel comfortable and like I'm friends with a legit, high-quality person. I also prefer friends with ridiculously long usernames. Jonah Peretti accountbluecheckmark share on social
BuzzFeed started as a lab with a small team where we would play with ideas. Jonah Peretti buzzfeedidealab Change image and share on social
I did parallel entrepreneurship, which was very hard to do. It was hard to keep your head straight and know which ideas were with which company. Jonah Peretti companyentrepreneurshiphard Change image and share on social
People on Twitter can follow tech if they're interested in tech, or business if they're interested in business, or they can follow celebrities that they're fans of. Jonah Peretti businesscelebrityfan Change image and share on social
People go to the front page of BuzzFeed partly because they've seen a bunch of things in their stream, and they're like, 'Oh, I like this site. Why don't I go to the source?' I think that happens. But also people are going to look for something to share. Jonah Peretti bunchbuzzfeedfront share on social
It's so much easier to write for a person in your life than to write for some imagined readership, so you write something that's more intimate and true. Jonah Peretti easyimagineintimate Change image and share on social
People say the Internet's made of cats. The reason isn't because of cats; it's because people like to have an emotion where they say 'aww' all at the same time. Jonah Peretti awwcatemotion Change image and share on social
