PCWorld owner IDGu00a0recentlyu00a0launched a BuzzFeed clone of its very own — Fritterati! This oneu2019s a parody, in case you were wondering, but it got us thinking about all the other BuzzFeed-style sites out there.u00a0(It goes without saying that we here at TechCrunch would never, ever sink to these lows. Thatu2019s why we made a slideshow.)
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The homepage includes an anxiety-inducing clock to track lost productivity, as well as headlines about thrift shop demons and human head transplants. Nonetheless, some TechCrunch writers were fooled — until we saw that the articles were written by folks like u201cThe Earl Of Fritu201d and u201cThe Masked Millennial.u201d
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With its distinctive headline style, Upworthy has inspired as plenty of copycats and parodies on its own, but it was following in BuzzFeedu2019s oh-so-viral footsteps.
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u201cCuddling is the best cure for the common cold according to these animal nurses.” We’re not sure if thatu2019s medically accurate.
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