The Irony Of Applebee's 'Life Is Better Shared' Ad Campaign
BuzzFeed SHIFT's Amy Odell joined HLN's Christie Paul and discussed Applebee's new ad campaign that is encouraging people to get offline and come drink at their restaurant — and then sends you to their Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest accounts. "It's not really going viral which I think was the point so I think they missed the mark," Odell said. Also: "Girl's Night Out Goddess." Really?
Obama Gaffe Vs. Romney Gaffe
BuzzFeed's McKay Coppins joined Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer's political panel Monday to discuss how Obama's gaffe for saying the private sector is "doing fine" measures up to Romney's slip asserting that the police officers, firefighters and teachers should be cut. "Mitt Romney's comment is reflective of this sort of austerity fetish that the Republican party has right now," Coppins said.
Breaking Down Leaks, Whistleblowers And The Like
BuzzFeed's Ben Smith and Michael Hastings talk about President Obama's "zero tolerance" for leaked classified information comment on NOW with Alex Wagner Friday. Also, Smith and Hastings shall now only be booked on TV together.
OMG BuzzFeed Hates The New Twitter Bird
"How can one little bird generate so much buzz," asks KGW in Portland. They deem The New York Times' headline "breathy" and say BuzzFeed calling Larry a jerk is "slightly less subtle." Well, he is a jerk in that hat.
Scott Walker, Rising Star, A Folk Hero
BuzzFeed's Ben Smith and Michael Hastings joined Piers Morgan to break down the Wisconsin recall Wednesday. "I think this really elevated [Walker] to be kind of a folk hero on the right. I think you'll see him with a big role at the convention," Smith said on the panel.
Princess Kate Wears The Same Dress Twice... Gasp!
Kate Middleton shows her common touch by wearing the same dress twice in 11 days.
Jane Lynch Wins The Internet
BuzzFeed's Matt Stopera spoke with HLN's Christie Paul about two ladies lighting up the internet last week: Jane Lynch and Hillary Clinton. From Texts From Hillary to Lynch's killer commencement address at Smith College, the social web can't get enough of these two.
More On The Conservative Media "Race War"
BuzzFeed's McKay Coppins joined Cenk Uygur on The Young Turks to discuss his piece on the conservative media "race war." "If you spend a couple days reading the conservative blogosphere...you will hear about this idea of a slow burning race war," Coppins said.
Obama Courting Veterans And Military Families
BuzzFeed's Michael Hastings joined Hardball with Chris Matthews to talk about whether the president's courtship of military families will win over a group that has traditionally supported the GOP. "The Obama campaign has bent over backwards to make inroads with military veterans," Hastings said.
Ed Rendell On Obama Ads Attacking Bain Capital
On Tuesdays' Hardball, Chris Matthews pressed Ed Rendell about his comments to BuzzFeed's Zeke Miller calling Obama ads attacking Bain Capital "disappointing."
Is Mitt's Mormonism Fair Game?
BuzzFeed's McKay Coppins joins The Young Turks Power Panel to discuss David Axelrod's recent comments on Romney's faith.
School Desks Are Shrinking Before Your Eyes
BuzzFeed's Dave Stopera talks to the team at Right This Minute about all the things that will drive you nuts. Shrinking school desks, dying remote controls and trying to figure out why the letter E is left out of the grading scale. Dave has answers.
Being Really Tan Is So Over
Tan mom! Leighton! Lindsay! Your moment in the sun has passed. BuzzFeed Shift's Amy Odell reassures HLN's Christie Paul that it's ok to be pale.
Willie Geist Should Actually Grow A Goatee
In the impossible chance that you missed Way Too Early on MSNBC this morning, Willie Geist, a BuzzFeed reader, and his producers really embraced his Chuck Todd goatee. I'm feeling that look on you, Willie.
ICYMI: Best Of The Web This Week
BuzzFeed's Matt Stopera joined HLN's Richelle Carey to talk the best of the web this week. Also, 97% of Pinterest users are women. The other 3% have no idea what they're doing.
Matt Stopera With BuzzFeed's Best Of The Web
New word of the day: VI-NORMOUS.
Best Dads On The Internet
BuzzFeed's Matt Stopera talks to HLN's Christi Paul about the internet's most awesome dads. I love that Christi posted the Bohemian Rhapsody video on her Facebook this morning — she totally gets it.
Hoda Kotb Discovers BuzzFeed
The moment we've all been waiting for! "What is it, a website?" Also, Willie Geist asks Hoda, "Do you have electricity in your home?"
BuzzFeed Defends Corgis After The Atlantic Wire's Shameless Attack
BuzzFeed's Matt Stopera joined HLN's Susan Hendricks to talk about the best of the web this week. He addressed the The Atlantic Wire's war against Corgis and how incredibly, incredibly precious these pups really are.
16 Women Who Seem To Think Pinterest Is Private
Not sure they'd put these on their Facebook pages.