Matthew Perpetua

Fluxblog

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Former Director of Quizzes at BuzzFeed, writes Fluxblog.

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Which Pop Tart flavor matches your personality best? That’s the kind of quiz that drives a lot of traffic to Buzzfeed – traffic that equals revenue for the company.

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Which Pop Tart flavor matches your personality best? That’s the kind of quiz that drives a lot of traffic to Buzzfeed – traffic that equals revenue for the company.

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