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1. BuzzFeedBuzzFeed is a trendy news blog that targets millennials. Focusing on social news and entertainment, the secret the BuzzFeed's success has a lot to do with the image-heavy listicles that get published on their platform and end up often going viral. 


2.MashableFounded in 2005 by Pete Cashmore, Mashable delivers newsworthy content about video entertainment, culture, tech, science, business, social good and more. With verticals for Asia, Australia, France, India and the UK, the blog is one of the largest and most reputable go-to sources for all things in digital culture. It sees 45 million monthly unique visitors, 28 million social media followers and 7.5 million social shares a month.


3. The Next Web- The Next Web is a blog that focuses on news, apps, gear, tech, creativity and so much more. The blog was launched as a result of organizing a technology conference called The Next Web Conference, which was initially held in 2006. 



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