5 Things We Learned About BuzzFeed in 2014

By: Ricardo Bilton | Digiday

BuzzFeed is growing up. The company that was started to track viral content on the Web has expanded far beyond that in the last few years by raising tons of money, building out its own news organization and, overall, offering a rare example of what a sustainable digital-first media company could look like. BuzzFeed was worth $850 million, at last count, and it has made its share of enemies along the way to the top.