Bryan Goldberg
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Facebook is actually getting more predictable for publishers
The battle for news feed space is competitive, and the reach of a typical fan will diminish over time as competing publishers get savvier. → Read More
2015: The make or break year for traditional publishers, Twitter
Bleacher Report founder Bryan Goldberg writes that the major digital publishing narrative in 2015 will be a function of how publishers monetize. → Read More
Coming in 2015: reality check for VC-engorged digital media - Digiday
Bleacher Report founder Bryan Goldberg writes that the major digital publishing narrative in 2015 will be a function of how publishers monetize. → Read More
Comment sections are on their way out
In 2007, when I launched my first website, our comment section was central to the product. We scrutinized every detail of it. We incessantly debated the interactions — should we allow ‘up’ and ‘dow... → Read More
Facebook is no longer a social network. It’s the world's most powerful news reader
It was barely two years ago that things were starting to look absolutely awful for Facebook. Its stock was hitting one new low after another, at one point falling to half of its IPO value. General ... → Read More
Super Bowl shows that Facebook is winning the ‘don’t be evil’ game
This has been a great day of Super Bowl commercials. But sports fans (and non-fans) have almost certainly noticed a huge trend this year. Whereas past Big Games have been defined by the desire to m... → Read More
Young techies, know your place!
So, let me get this straight… You just graduated college last year, and you are already making an $80,000 salary, plus a stock option bonus? You are living by yourself in a killer Hayes Valley apar... → Read More
The top 20 most viral companies of the decade (and how they ultimately performed)
This list needs to exist. Ever since the dawn of the Web 2.0 era, founders and investors have been mesmerized by the concept of “going viral” — the tantalizing prospect of sudden riches, hewn seemi... → Read More
The Facebook content game: Who will win and who will lose?
Last month, I wrote about media companies that receive most — if not all — of their traffic from Facebook. These websites, which specialize in “viral traffic” and “highly-shareable” stories, have s... → Read More
Viral content is going to be a terrible business model
Last week, Business Insider published a list of some red-hot, up-and-coming media properties that have achieved monster traffic numbers seemingly overnight. BuzzFeed and Upworthy are the best known... → Read More
What I learned as a young entrepreneur living in San Francisco
I like to think of San Francisco as my other alma mater â the way that many people my age, who are just completing PhD programs or medical residencies, would view their graduate school campus. I ca... → Read More
Go ahead. Steal my phone. I deserve it: iPhone theft in the Bay Area is booming.
I am a sucker. I live in Lake Merritt, Oakland, and am a model of the prototypical young professional who gave up dreams of a San Francisco address for the promise of barely affordable rent. While ... → Read More
I’ve raised $6.5 million to build and grow my new company: Bustle.com
During the last decade, many popular new media properties have launched, most aiming to attract men, like Politico, Bleacher Report, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Mashable, Grantland, TheVerge, Bre... → Read More
Pando: I’ve raised $6.5 million to build and grow my new company: Bustle.com
During the last decade, many popular new media properties have launched, most aiming to attract men, like Politico, Bleacher Report, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Mashable, Grantland, TheVerge, Break, College Humor, IGN, Thrillist, and Gawker. (Audience Demographic data via Quantcast) → Read More