When cooking videos appeared on my Facebook newsfeed around December, I was immediately enthralled because, you know, #foodislyfe. The first video that ever popped up on my newsfeed came from Buzzfeed’s Tasty series.
I went to their main page straightaway and spent approximately three and a half hours of my life torturing myself over these delectable videos.
Thanks to my amateur stalking skills, I found that this phenomenon had been going on since August. Since August. I had missed out on this glorious existence of this miraculous Facebook page for almost three months.
Needless to say, I had made up for lost time by watching every video. I’m not kidding. Every. Single. Video. After I had my fill, I followed the page I was on and immediately followed the other sister sites. I was hooked.
Each day I would open up my Facebook and right away see that another one of my friends (bless their hearts) had shared one of Buzzfeed’s Tasty videos. Soon I started to see that other pages and brands had started their own version of the cooking videos. This only added to the special joy in my heart that comes about when food is mentioned.
I found myself getting on Facebook more because I knew that these videos would undoubtedly show up on my timeline. The videos automatically start playing silently when you scroll past one; perfect for watching while checking Facebook in class -not that I do that or anything.
I was getting on Facebook to look at the food videos, but I also started interacting more with Facebook. I hadn’t really used my Facebook very much since the days of Picnik. I now started to share more pictures, quotes, and links to interesting sites and causes. I noticed that many of my friends had started sharing more content as well.
Facebook is slowly but surely becoming once again a staple social media site for Millennials, thanks to the delectable cooking videos sprawled across our newsfeeds. Facebook really should be sending you a thank you card Buzzfeed.





















