February 8, 2019 โผ ๐
He then referenced one such super-user โ a Michigan teen who he says was the siteโs โsecond highest traffic driver worldwide.โ โWhen I read that paragraph about, like, me basically โฆ I felt kind of like a weight put on my shoulders, and I kind of felt like, am I one of the reasons all these people lost their jobs?โ McMahon said.
Crazy that Buzzfeed has relied on its user-created content for so much traffic. I was always hearing about how Buzzfeed was getting into real journalism and doing good work[^1], but just with the rest of the media world, Iโm sure they know how hard it is to rely on that to pay the bills.
Good for McMahon for taking advantage of the opportunities this has led to for her.