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Martha Stewart's Dog Had Dinner At The Plaza Last Night Martha Stewart's Dog Had Dinner At The Plaza Last Night
I's a good thing her chow chow pup named Ghenghis Khan won Best In Breed today at Westminster or some might think this kind of silver-platter treatment was a bit on the extravagant side.
Twitter Buzz: Colin Quinn Has Some Ideas For New Award Shows Twitter Buzz: Colin Quinn Has Some Ideas For New Award Shows
Yes, Colin: Plenty of annoying people come to mind for "The Rudies" and "The Snobbies." Plus, Ben Gibbard has a case of the sads, Demi Lovato has gone blonde, Adrianne Curry's TMI tweet, and Adam Scott does the best job live-tweeting the Grammys in a mere 12 seconds.
"Game Of Thrones" Valentines "Game Of Thrones" Valentines
Because there are some romantic feelings that only our friends in Westeros could help us express. We have awesome artist Chris Bishop to thank for these.
NYU Girls' Newt Gingrich Slumber Party NYU Girls' Newt Gingrich Slumber Party
The ladies of the New York University Republican Club slept over together for Newt. Their fearless leader (back right below) is Andrea Catsimatidis Cox, the daughter of one of the richest men in New York and wife of Richard Nixon's grandson.
Man Sees His Face Transplant In The Mirror For The First Time Man Sees His Face Transplant In The Mirror For The First Time
How utterly freaky would it be to see a face that wasn't yours staring back at you in the mirror? This is Ugur Acar, a 19-year-old Turkish man who was disfigured in a fire. Here's the first time he saw his new face, donated to him by a 45-year-old man.
Wendy Williams Breaks Down While Remembering Whitney Houston Wendy Williams Breaks Down While Remembering Whitney Houston
News of Whitney Houston's death hit Wendy hard and today on her show, she expressed her sorrow through a tear-drenched retelling of her own battle with substance abuse and the hopes and dreams she had of meeting Whitney Houston later in life when they had both sobered up.
Portlandia Pokes Fun At Kickstarter's More Absurd Campaigns Portlandia Pokes Fun At Kickstarter's More Absurd Campaigns
We've all been there. Inevitably, somebody you know (or used to know) invites you to donate to their cause via Kickstarter. Sometimes it's a completely legitimate goal that you want to contribute to -- and other times... well, it's more like this:
These Girls Are Partying Hard These Girls Are Partying Hard
Not looking their best, are they?
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Jonah Peretti Biography

Jonah Peretti has spent the last six years creating viral hits, tracking online social behavior, and building technology to amplify buzz. He has been called a "viral marketing hotdog" by the New York Times, "the poster boy of guerilla media" by AlterNet, and was selected by Men's Vogue as one of 13 American Visionaries. Peretti is currently developing a new platform called BuzzFeed designed to help good things win the online popularity contest.

Peretti co-founded HuffingtonPost.com and has consulted for Sony Pictures, Procter & Gamble, and other leading brands. Peretti's viral media experiments include the Nike sweatshop email, BlackPeopleLoveUs.com, the New York City Rejection Line, and FundRace.org. These projects started small but spread through word-of-mouth to millions, illustrating the practical application of 6-degrees of separation and tipping points.

Peretti is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab and has taught at NYU and the Parsons School of Design. His work has been covered by Time, the Economist, and Fortune and he has appeared as a guest on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and CNN. His most recent publication, "Viral Marketing for the Real World," is in the May 2007 issue of Harvard Business Review.