Buzz Feed

by sssmahh303, posted in Taking Care of Business

Mary Ann

Sometimes when I watch those TV commercials about garden hoses or miraculous skin creams, I begin to believe that there is a fountain of youth, and the garden hose will shrink to fit in the palm of my hand.  Sometimes I buy the product.  I have become my parents and believe everything I see on TV.  That is a little scary!  Somethings are duds, and somethings are small miracles for three easy payments of $29.95. 

 I like to see new, innovative products so how do you know that it is more than just snake oil? You can follow influencers.  Read reviews. It seems anymore that everyone has an opinion on everything.  I also follow Buzz Feed lists which you will find on your phone news.

Buzz Feeds posts are lists of everything.  The articles can be 40 Great Dog Breeds for Seniors or 29 Things That’ll Compensate for Your Tendency to Overpack and on and on.  There is more information that you ever needed to know about a subject. However, it can be mindless fun to scroll away your valuable time and find products that you didn’t know you needed.  

Though, I must say that I love the Buzz Feeds that gives you gift ideas for certain people for certain holidays or a list of the newest kitchen gadgets.  I find myself scrolling through them and taking screen shots.  The screen shots give me a little time to decide if I really need to have the newest garlic press.  I just delete if I really don’t want or need something.  I am being glib about the garlic press, because I have found the most remarkable products from Buzz Feed’s suggestions.  Who knew that I needed them?  It has saved me a lot of time searching for a particular item.  It also has given me great ideas for gifts.  

In preparing this blog, I explored the BuzzFeed.com website.  They have several categories that include Quizzes, Shopping, Arcades, Celebrity, and Trending News (that had good reviews on accuracy.)  The shopping sections has all those articles on the best of whatever you might want to buy.   This makes finding the right gift so much easier.  Then, of course, you go to Amazon to buy it – most of what is featured can be purchased on the big A. 

I find myself going down the rabbit hole on all the lists, but it is a safe and fun way to explore a bit of the Internet.  There probably is a Buzz Feed list of 40 things to explore on the Internet.  I think I need to go find it.