Sam Kirkland
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The Link, The Stream, And In-Between: Building A News App Experience
The forthcoming BuzzFeed News app will include lots of links. But we want to provide lots of news natively within the app's stream, too.
Experimenting With Mobile News Alerts That Provide Context
The BuzzFeed News app team philosophy on push notifications: go beyond regurgitating headlines. This is a look at how we're providing extra information — without being long-winded.
13 Reasons Spider-Man Should Have Always Been An Avenger
Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor have a long history with the web-head in Marvel comics. Can the movies handle Peter Parker's wisecracks AND Tony Stark's sass?
Chicago Walloped By 5th Biggest Snowstorm In City's History
The city has seen about 20 inches of snow since Saturday. And residents are pretty proud of how they didn't overreact to it — unlike another major metropolis to the east.
7 Things Jeff Gordon Could Do After Retiring From NASCAR
He's a four-time champion on the track, but over 23 years he's made plenty of news off the track, too.
Four-Time NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon Will Retire In 2015
His "Drive for Five" will last one more year. The driver won his four championships in a seven-year span from 1995-2001.
Duke Suspends Fraternity After Student Says She Was Raped At House Party
The woman told police she was served hot chocolate at an off-campus party hosted by Alpha Delta Phi members and didn't remember anything until morning. A text message sent to her at 1:30 a.m. allegedly said, "Ha ha....you're screwed!!"
#JeSuisNico Trends After Nicolas Sarkozy Was Caught Sneaking To Front Of Paris March
The former French president was seen winding his way to a prominent spot during the rally against terrorism, and the internet had a lot of thoughts about that.