Buzzfeed Minus GIFs
October 18, 2013 9:03 AM Subscribe
Buzzfeed without the GIFs - for those that love Buzzfeed's writing but can't stand the pesky GIFs getting in the way.
The awkward, breathless way they read make me I feel like I'm on an archaeological dig that just discovered the ruins of the LiveJournal Civilization.
posted by griphus at 9:07 AM on October 18, 2013 [6 favorites]
posted by griphus at 9:07 AM on October 18, 2013 [6 favorites]
8 Reasons Candy Corn Is The Worst
every reason on that list is why candy corn is the best forever and ever amen
posted by likeatoaster at 9:08 AM on October 18, 2013 [6 favorites]
every reason on that list is why candy corn is the best forever and ever amen
posted by likeatoaster at 9:08 AM on October 18, 2013 [6 favorites]
I just want GIF's, okay?
posted by KokuRyu at 9:13 AM on October 18, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by KokuRyu at 9:13 AM on October 18, 2013 [2 favorites]
Someone on twitter said they sound like 5th grade essays and I think that couldn't be better put.
In conclusion, Buzzfeed is a site of contrasts.
posted by Brainy at 9:21 AM on October 18, 2013 [21 favorites]
In conclusion, Buzzfeed is a site of contrasts.
posted by Brainy at 9:21 AM on October 18, 2013 [21 favorites]
Can someone make a un-upworthy script next? Something that just sends you to the original YouTube video without the undignified upworthy title hook
posted by mulligan at 9:25 AM on October 18, 2013 [10 favorites]
posted by mulligan at 9:25 AM on October 18, 2013 [10 favorites]
Artw: "... for those that love Buzzfeed's writing ..."
And just 11 people on the internet said "this is for me!"
posted by barnacles at 9:26 AM on October 18, 2013 [2 favorites]
And just 11 people on the internet said "this is for me!"
posted by barnacles at 9:26 AM on October 18, 2013 [2 favorites]
> every reason on that list is why candy corn is the best forever and ever amen
Or as the Indians call it, candy maaaaaaaize.
posted by The Card Cheat at 9:27 AM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
Or as the Indians call it, candy maaaaaaaize.
posted by The Card Cheat at 9:27 AM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
I can't stop laughing at the fact that these pages, which routinely crash my mobile browser, really are only a paragraph of text apiece.
posted by mittens at 9:27 AM on October 18, 2013
posted by mittens at 9:27 AM on October 18, 2013
Buzzfeed Minus GIFs?
why?
wHY?
Slowly loading gifs that confound ARE Buzzfeed.
posted by Mezentian at 9:29 AM on October 18, 2013
why?
wHY?
Slowly loading gifs that confound ARE Buzzfeed.
posted by Mezentian at 9:29 AM on October 18, 2013
26 Candy Corns That Cannot Even Handle It Right Now
posted by mittens at 9:31 AM on October 18, 2013 [12 favorites]
posted by mittens at 9:31 AM on October 18, 2013 [12 favorites]
Also this is from the Power Rangers article:
That's a hell of a way to retroactively praise the fact that children aren't remotely as critical as adults about purchased second-hand footage not matching cheap originally-shot footage.
posted by griphus at 9:31 AM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
“When it premiered 20 years ago, it went on to redefine what was possible in a kids’ show in terms of ratings, global appeal and pop-cultural relevance,” Elie Dekel, the president of Saban Brands, told Time magazine.
That's a hell of a way to retroactively praise the fact that children aren't remotely as critical as adults about purchased second-hand footage not matching cheap originally-shot footage.
posted by griphus at 9:31 AM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
Reminds me of those photos of what Times Square would look like without the advertising.
posted by ceribus peribus at 9:34 AM on October 18, 2013
posted by ceribus peribus at 9:34 AM on October 18, 2013
Without Buzzfeed GIFs, how will I keep up with what expressions Zooey Deschanel has made recently?
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 9:40 AM on October 18, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 9:40 AM on October 18, 2013 [3 favorites]
Hilarious.
posted by jacquilynne at 9:51 AM on October 18, 2013
posted by jacquilynne at 9:51 AM on October 18, 2013
It reminds me of the @HuffPoSpoilers twitter feed.
posted by nicepersonality at 10:24 AM on October 18, 2013
posted by nicepersonality at 10:24 AM on October 18, 2013
Buzzfeed without the GIFs is just thinking small. What you need to do is make a page that remixes metafilter threads into a buzzfeed layout. Do some rough analysis of FPP text to match the images (run a google image search of the FPP tags on buzzfeed.com if you feel really lazy) and start raking in those advertising dollars. You could call it BuzzFilter or MetaFeed, your choice.
posted by Dr Dracator at 10:25 AM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Dr Dracator at 10:25 AM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
Wait, Buzzfeed uses GIFs?
C'mon potato, you should be better than this.
posted by Slackermagee at 10:25 AM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
C'mon potato, you should be better than this.
posted by Slackermagee at 10:25 AM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
This is perfect. Buzzfeed gives me motion sickness.
posted by evil otto at 11:08 AM on October 18, 2013
posted by evil otto at 11:08 AM on October 18, 2013
What's funny is you could do this with cracked.com and the articles would still retain like 90% of their humor.
posted by evil otto at 11:09 AM on October 18, 2013
posted by evil otto at 11:09 AM on October 18, 2013
As much as I'm an apologist for Cracked, you're comparing two different types of format. Now, Thought Catalog without reference to twenty-something is something I would read.
posted by Apocryphon at 11:46 AM on October 18, 2013
posted by Apocryphon at 11:46 AM on October 18, 2013
Wait, Buzzfeed uses GIFs?
I know, right? I've been browsing the Web with Lynx for years and never even knew.
posted by Cash4Lead at 11:56 AM on October 18, 2013
I know, right? I've been browsing the Web with Lynx for years and never even knew.
posted by Cash4Lead at 11:56 AM on October 18, 2013
You people and your high-tech nonsense.
Now if you'll excuse me the UPS guy is here with my latest issue of MetaFilter.
posted by griphus at 12:12 PM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
Now if you'll excuse me the UPS guy is here with my latest issue of MetaFilter.
posted by griphus at 12:12 PM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
Buzzfeed without the GIFs is just thinking small. What you need to do is make a page that remixes metafilter threads into a buzzfeed layout. Do some rough analysis of FPP text to match the images (run a google image search of the FPP tags on buzzfeed.com if you feel really lazy) and start raking in those advertising dollars. You could call it BuzzFilter or MetaFeed, your choice.
Still thinking small. Multi-Column collections of images are this year's hotness:
Metafilterest
Anyway, my take on all this is that Buzzfeed needs to convert a bunch of Garfield Minus Garfield strips into gifs that animate between the three panels, so we could get some real recursion going on.
posted by radwolf76 at 1:31 PM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
Still thinking small. Multi-Column collections of images are this year's hotness:
Metafilterest
Anyway, my take on all this is that Buzzfeed needs to convert a bunch of Garfield Minus Garfield strips into gifs that animate between the three panels, so we could get some real recursion going on.
posted by radwolf76 at 1:31 PM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
26 Candy Corns That Forgot How To Candy Corn
posted by BrianJ at 2:00 PM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by BrianJ at 2:00 PM on October 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
For something different, how about Sad Buzzfeed?
7 Internships You Never Thought You'd Be Applying For As An Adult
Everything Wrong With You Summed Up In One Photo
12 Innovative Ways To Keep Smiling Through The Pain
posted by zabuni at 4:46 PM on October 18, 2013
7 Internships You Never Thought You'd Be Applying For As An Adult
Everything Wrong With You Summed Up In One Photo
12 Innovative Ways To Keep Smiling Through The Pain
posted by zabuni at 4:46 PM on October 18, 2013
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