Jonah Peretti
Jonah Peretti
Jonah H. Peretti is an American Internet entrepreneur, a founder of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post, and developer of reblogging under the project "Reblog"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth1 January 1974
CountryUnited States of America
people needs news
The world needs sustainable, profitable, vibrant content companies staffed by dedicated professionals; especially content for people that grew up on the web, whose entertainment and news interests are largely neglected by television and newspapers.
trying chance increase
You can drastically increase your chances for success if you try lots of things and bring the best forward.
crush want obsessed
You know when you get a crush on a person you don't know that much about them, you're sort of obsessed with them, you want to spend more time with them.
people mail way
People used to share things with e-mail on a massive scale. If you remember e-mail forwards from the late '90s, it was a terrible way to share content.
believe astrology capricorns
Im a typical Capricorn. Im hardworking, loyal, sometimes stubborn, and I dont believe in astrology.
zero ideas creative
A creative idea plus a fresh network is the best way to go from zero to millions.
best connects content life share
I think the best content on BuzzFeed is something you share with someone else in your life, and it connects you to them. And that's a big part of what e-mail's about as well.
banner best both great heritage readers stuff
If you look at the heritage of the best advertising, you can make stuff that is great for both readers and advertisers. I don't think Don Draper would have loved banner ads.
easier imagined intimate life
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.
people fans ifs
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.
people quality matter
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.
thinking ideas creating
I think a lot about how ideas spread, how information spreads, why is it that something youre really proud of and you spend a lot of time creating sometimes doesnt go anywhere, and something that you kind of do on the side, on a lark, ends up getting shared and passed around and having this big impact.
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.
believe typical
I'm a typical Capricorn. I'm hardworking, loyal, sometimes stubborn, and I don't believe in astrology.