BuzzFeed Hires Google’s Lenke Taylor As Its First Chief People Officer

buzzfeed BuzzFeed is hiring a new executive to lead recruiting and human resources — Lenke Taylor, who’s currently Google’s head of people operations for business functions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company has added several people with “chief” in their title this year, including Chief Revenue Officer Lee Brown and Chief Marketing Officer Frank Cooper.… Read More

Notifications Summit: Session 5

Notifications Summit The Notifications Summit was recorded live October 1, 2015 @ betaworks in New York. Gathered were a group of technologists, developers, and thought leaders.
Media as the First Instance, Alerts (Cont’d):
5 minute High Order Bit — News and Notifications with Stacy-Marie Ishmael (Buzzfeed)
Different approaches to event detection for notifications, a data perspective Gilad Lotan… Read More

You’ll Never Believe Who BuzzFeed Japan Just Hired

buzzfeed shutterstock Actually, you will. Experienced journalist Daisuke Furuta, who spent more than ten years at one of Japan’s leading daily newspapers, is joining BuzzFeed Japan as its founding editor. In a statement, BuzzFeed said that Furuta will oversee hiring for the Japanese site’s editorial team and plan its content strategy as it prepares to launch this winter. While at The Asahi Shimbun,… Read More

Snapchat Gives Up On Original Content, Axes ‘Snapchat Channel’

snapchat ios icon According to a report by Deadline, Snapchat is having massive second thoughts about producing its own content in-house. A team of around 15 ran what was called the “Snapchat Channel” which was going through a reimagining. That apparently led to not a relaunch, but a shutdown. How serious was Snapchat about creating its own content? It made a huge deal about a flashy hire, Marcus… Read More