My name is Jessica Amason. I am the Viral Media Editor at BuzzFeed.com & columnist for The Huffington Post. I am also a music writer/promoter in New York City. I have a crush on you. A big one.big. crush.Tumblr (3.0; @bigcrush)http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/The 25 Most Horrifying Turkey Cakes DIGG IT if you’re...<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktmlarzIzX1qz8uh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b><a target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/d31AxR8">The 25 Most Horrifying Turkey Cakes</a></b></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/d31AxR8">DIGG IT</a> if you’re feelin’ zesty!</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/255857566http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/255857566Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:13:39 -0500Congratulations to Justin and Marissa on Their Engagement and Maybe The Sweetest Marriage Proposal EVER!<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/the-tumblr-marriage-proposal">Congratulations to Justin and Marissa on Their Engagement and Maybe The Sweetest Marriage Proposal EVER!</a>: <p>Love you guys! :)</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/249829395http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/249829395Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:02:20 -0500Just saying.<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktbol3L1FC1qz8uh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just saying.</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/248777011http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/248777011Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:51:01 -0500okay wait, actually no. This is a——-mazing.<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dtUhfFIYcMw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dtUhfFIYcMw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>okay wait, actually no. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/dont-neglect-your-mouse-balls">This</a> is a——-mazing.</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/246155954http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/246155954Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:05:48 -0500Your morning LOL. You’re welcome.<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oDgs1iroYyY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oDgs1iroYyY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonanderson/best-nickelback-cover-ever-dk">Your morning LOL</a>. You’re welcome.</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/246099487http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/246099487Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:50:42 -0500Meant to post earlier: I was on the Today Show Tuesday!  Kathy...<iframe height="319" width="400" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/33828238#33828238" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Meant to post earlier: I was on the Today Show Tuesday! </b></p> <p><b><br/>Kathy Lee tried to lick my fork and said Cornhole…like….a lot :P</b></p> <p><b><br/></b></p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/241607725http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/241607725Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:51:16 -0500TONIGHT: Gelf Magazine's Media Circus featuring Adam Penenberg, Julia Roy and Jessica Amason!<a href="http://www.gelfmagazine.com/gelflog/archives/media_circus.php">TONIGHT: Gelf Magazine's Media Circus featuring Adam Penenberg, Julia Roy and Jessica Amason!</a>: <p>We’ll be talking about viral culture and how contagious media is applied to business models. Also, ya know, memes ‘n junk :)</p> <blockquote><b>Starts at 7:30 and it’s FREE!</b></blockquote> <blockquote><b>JLA Studios Art Gallery at 63 Pearl St. DUMBO</b></blockquote> <blockquote> <b>There will be booze & we’ll be selling books!</b><br/>(Adam’s book “<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Viral-Loop-Facebook-Businesses-Themselves/dp/1401323499">The Viral Loop</a>” and “<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Why-Youre-Fat-Attacks/dp/0061936634/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258044346&sr=1-1">This is Why You’re Fat</a>”)<br/> </blockquote>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/241604050http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/241604050Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:46:00 -0500Photo<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksledsArp11qz8uh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/232974763http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/232974763Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:13:02 -0500“Better Things,” Passion Pit This has been in my...<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NFmNIb9NSII&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NFmNIb9NSII&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>“Better Things,” </b><i><b>Passion Pit</b></i></p> <p>This has been in my head since Friday’s excursion with Seth…..still going</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/230160930http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/230160930Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:15:36 -0500katykelley: Carrot Creative’s Halloween Costume.  Media...<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksc20glm6g1qzymmdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://katykelley.tumblr.com/post/227983452/carrotcreative-halloween">katykelley</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Carrot Creative’s Halloween Costume. </p> </blockquote> <p>Media bloodbath.</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/228221908http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/228221908Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:42:57 -0400Eat n Tweet competitors, Monica and Jason, made an awesome video...<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7341064&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7341064&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7341064&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://mashable.com/2009/10/29/this-is-why-youre-fat/">Eat n Tweet</a> competitors, Monica and Jason, made an awesome video documenting their experience for the day! They were two of the few folks who tried to win the challenge on FOOT! </p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227979661http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227979661Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:02:41 -0400Thrillist Keeping the Jamaica Buzz Alive<a href="http://guestofaguest.com/best-2k/best-2k-i-ever-spent-the-thrillist-jet-mystery-reunion-yacht-party/">Thrillist Keeping the Jamaica Buzz Alive</a>: <p>It was also Flavie’s birthday!!</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227303313http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227303313Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:29:55 -0400CONGRATS to  NICK MCGLYNN for winning This is Why You’re...<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksaro3UErw1qz8uh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CONGRATS to  <a target="_blank" href="http://nickmcglynn.tumblr.com/">NICK MCGLYNN</a> for winning This is Why You’re Fat’s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33410206/ns/local_news-new_york_ny/">EAT N TWEET CHALLENGE</a>!</p> <p>Check out Midtown lunch’s <a target="_blank" href="http://midtownlunch.com/2009/10/29/wafels-treats-truck-cravings-bring-the-this-is-why-youre-fat-thunder/">awesome round up</a> of the day’s events & be on the look out for a complete gallery of contestant’s pics, coverage by all the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/this-is-why-youre-fat-eat-and-tweet-challenge/">awesome food blogs</a> who came out and an episode of <a target="_blank" href="http://vendr.tv/#">VENDRTV</a> devoted to the day’s festivities!</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227300451http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227300451Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:26:00 -0400Total insanity running around NYC for eat n tweet challenge!!!<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksabt9aO6O1qz8uh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Total insanity running around NYC for eat n tweet challenge!!!</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227057162http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227057162Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:43:32 -0400Photo<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksaaxcIpN81qz8uh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227043677http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227043677Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:23:21 -0400Eat n tweet challenge! Rockin NYC!!<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksaalhXSX21qz8uh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Eat n tweet challenge! Rockin NYC!!</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227038814http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227038814Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:17:28 -0400Eat n tweet challenge — tough competition!!<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksa9hiOztE1qz8uh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Eat n tweet challenge — tough competition!!</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227021963http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/227021963Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:53:34 -0400CNBC loves This is Why You’re Fat!<object id="cnbcplayer" height="380" width="400" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0"> <param name="type" value="application/x-shockwave-flash" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="movie" value="http://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/1311360803/code/cnbcplayershare" /><embed name="cnbcplayer" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#000000" height="380" width="400" quality="best" wmode="transparent" scale="noscale" salign="lt" src="http://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/1311360803/code/cnbcplayershare" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>CNBC loves <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/This-Is-Why-Youre-Fat/115690713670?v=app_4949752878&ref=ts">This is Why You’re Fat</a>!</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/226175381http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/226175381Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:05:26 -0400Hilarity.<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-CxnGMcz5os&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-CxnGMcz5os&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/fck-the-american-mustache-institute">Hilarity.</a></p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/226067785http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/226067785Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:30:07 -0400This is why you’re fat out On the front tables of barnes...<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks740mZE1u1qz8uh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is why you’re fat out On the front tables of barnes and noble today! It’s finally real! (also — next to David cross’s book, woot)</p>http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/225285079http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/225285079Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:02:00 -0400