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Lizzies 2024: Finalists & Final Updates

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Big thank you to Cisco for assisting the livecast of the event for those who can't make the trip to Sydney.

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  • Big thank you to Cisco for assisting the livecast of the event for those who can't make the trip to Sydney.
  • (Remote finalists will be sent a separate email with instructions for following along and joining live presentations.)
  • In acknowledgment of that we'd like to reaffirm this year's list of finalists, and wish every the best of luck!
  • Canstar Blue, Explosion Network, GadgetGuy, GamesHub, Gizmodo Australia, Lifehacker Australia, Reviews.org/au, SmartCompany, The Age & Sydney Morning Herald, WhistleOut

SXSW EDU® Reveals the First Round of Featured Sessions for the 2024 Conference & Festival

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- From topics on leaders as culture agents to Dungeons & Dragons as a teaching mechanism, SXSW EDU® is excited to unveil the initial lineup of Featured Sessions selected for its upcoming conference and festival taking place from March 4-7, 2024. Reviewed and chosen via the PanelPicker® process, these sessions were not only picked from what was a highly competitive submission pool this year but are also representative of the critical topics that the event will address, including the idea of the growth mindset, the impact of collaborative storytelling, and the critical importance of community colleges. These sessions all celebrate adventurous and less traditional routes toward learning.

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  • These sessions all celebrate adventurous and less traditional routes toward learning.
  • "Education is a constantly evolving field with a breadth of influences that seem to expand by the day.
  • With this first round of Featured Sessions, we are already setting the stage for wide-ranging conversations that encapsulate the many facets of creating prosperous communities through education," said Greg Rosenbaum, senior director of SXSW EDU.
  • The conference and festival received 1,677 proposals, a 33% increase over last year, and proposed sessions received 53,878 public votes, a significant increase from last year's total of 39,639 public votes.

In First Year of Partnership with 5W Public Relations, EOS North America Celebrates Record Share of Voice

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Monday, July 10, 2023
EOS, Agency of record, Communication, Partnership, TechCrunch, 3D, Gizmodo, Human, Organization, Axios, Financial Times, Agency, 5WPR, PR

After a successful initial year of strategic communications programs and media relations, EOS North America has surpassed key industry competitors in share of voice for the first time in the company's history.

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  • After a successful initial year of strategic communications programs and media relations, EOS North America has surpassed key industry competitors in share of voice for the first time in the company's history.
  • Additionally, 5W and EOS worked together to launch EOS' collaboration with two different leading sports equipment companies on the first-ever airless prototype basketball and a mass customized ice hockey helmet.
  • These strategic initiatives garnered attention from top-tier media outlets including TechCrunch, Axios, Gizmodo, Financial Times, local broadcast and more.
  • Our B2B technology team – who specializes in bringing complex, ground-breaking technologies to mainstream audiences – is excited to straddle these two opposing forces to tell EOS' story."

ON_Discourse's Bold Plan to Transform Tech Discourse with New Membership-Focused Media Company

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Friday, May 12, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of business leaders, with decades of experience building and operating businesses globally, are launching a media company – at a moment when the media industry is in decline. 

Key Points: 
  • The overall ON_Discourse mission is to generate thought-provoking analysis and commentary that will provide a voice not heard in the business of technology media space.
  • ON_Discourse launches following a year of closed-door meetings by a consortium of about 40 business leaders.
  • By bringing our members together through a discourse-driven media company, we will address profoundly important issues and fundamentally change how we think about the business of technology."
  • In August, a member-only event in the Hamptons will host icons of entertainment and media who will speak candidly about how tech is disrupting their business.

Twelve Journalists Recognized As 2022 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award Winners

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This year's list of twelve honorees is comprised entirely of first-time SEAL Award winners: Ainslie Cruickshank of The Narwhal, Basten Gokkon of Mongabay, Dana Nuccitelli of Yale Climate Connections, Emily Holden of Floodlight News, John McCracken of Grist and Sierra Magazine, Karla Mendes of Mongabay, Mark Olalde of ProPublica, Molly Taft of Earth3r (Gizmodo), Naveena Sadasivam of Grist, Richa Syal of The Guardian and National Geographic, Sharon Udasin of The Hill, and Sophie Mbugua of Africa Climate News.

Key Points: 
  • SEAL Awards intentionally focused the search for 2022 winners on independent and emerging publications in an effort to celebrate and encourage journalists to take initiative in filling the information gap.
  • The SEAL environmental journalism award was created to reward journalistic excellence while encouraging news organizations to invest in more climate crisis coverage."
  • In 2022, SEAL Awards placed particular emphasis on highlighting journalists whose work elevates local and indigenous voices in their coverage of the environmental crisis.
  • 2022 SEAL ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS:
    Richa Syal — The Guardian, National Geographic ( @richa__syal )

Lindsey Carnett Appointed Senior Advisor of TerraScale Inc.

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TerraScale, a five-time award-winning green development, infrastructure and finance firm formed with the goal of accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet, today named Lindsey Carnett as senior advisor, global marketing and strategic partnerships on its advisory board. Carnett will serve under the leadership of LT General Honoré (Ret.), chairman of the advisory board.

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  • With over two decades of experience, Carnett founded Marketing Maven to elevate the public relations and marketing objectives of clients and provide tangible results.
  • She has led successful campaigns for many notable companies and high-profile clients," said Danny Hayes, TerraScale co-founder and CEO.
  • "It is an honor and privilege to have such a dynamic, accomplished and respected leader on the TerraScale advisory board.
  • "TerraScale is a growing leader in the field of sustainable infrastructure," said Carnett.

7CTOs Honors Ryan Rusnak with Michael R. Saul CTO of the Year Award

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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The Michael R. Saul CTO of the Year award honors Chief Technology Officers whose innovation and forward-thinking is a driver for their company's growth and whose leadership and presence is impacting the CTO community.

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  • The Michael R. Saul CTO of the Year award honors Chief Technology Officers whose innovation and forward-thinking is a driver for their company's growth and whose leadership and presence is impacting the CTO community.
  • 7CTOs is proud to present the Michael R. Saul CTO of the Year award to Ryan Rusnak, CTO at Airspace.
  • Ryan has been recognized for extraordinary leadership and his tremendous impact in all aspects of the business including the company's remarkable growth, profitability, functionality and competitiveness in the marketplace.
  • Throughout his career, Ryan has also built robots and other tangible computing projects.

The Shortcut Announces Several New Hires to Bring You Even More Tech Reviews and Deals Ahead of Black Friday and the Holidays

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Internet, Blogging, Media, Marketing, Communications, Technology, Online Retail, Retail, Marketing, Nintendo, Gamer Network, CES, Publication, Technology, TMZ, TechRadar, Nintendo Switch, Editorial, News, G/O Media, Internal mail, Telegraphy, Lifehacker, PC World, PC, Wargame, New York Post, VP, Op-ed, PR, Daily, Daily Mail, Krista, Journalism, Gizmodo, Public relations, Video game console, Shortcut, Mashable, Quartz

He previously led editorial and affiliate efforts for publisher G/O Media, which owns popular sites such as Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Quartz.

Key Points: 
  • He previously led editorial and affiliate efforts for publisher G/O Media, which owns popular sites such as Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Quartz.
  • He also established the affiliate arm of StackCommerce, managing campaigns for TMZ, NY Post and Mashable, among others.
  • As senior editor, Jackie Thomas brings ten years of journalism experience to her new role with a keen focus on product reviews.
  • News editor Callum Bains comes to The Shortcut from TechRadar, where he helped lead the sites gaming news coverage.

MGID and G/O Media Announce Exclusive Multi-Year Partnership

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Marketing, Advertising, Digital Marketing, Communications, Social Media, Influencer, Content Marketing, Online, Jezebel, Lifehacker, Food, Awareness, Deadspin, Newsweek, The Times of India, Culture, Partnership, G/O Media, Solution, Advertising, Collection, Humour, RealClearPolitics, News, Microsoft, Digital, Gizmodo, The A.V. Club, Root, Science, The Onion, Growth, Marketing, Public relations, Kotaku, Quartz

MGID , a global advertising platform, has today announced an exclusive multi-year agreement with premium digital publishing power-house G/O Media .

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  • MGID , a global advertising platform, has today announced an exclusive multi-year agreement with premium digital publishing power-house G/O Media .
  • The partnership will see considerable value-creation, leveraging MGIDs multi-format premium demand, brand-safety solutions, and award-winning technology.
  • MGID is delighted with the opportunity and proud to enter into an alliance with G/O Media.
  • We are confident the partnership will provide further growth and strengthen market presence for our mission-focused companies, said Michael Korsunsky, CEO North America at MGID.

CoinGeek: How the original Bitcoin protocol re-emerged

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Friday, July 8, 2022
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However, following Satoshi Nakamoto 's withdrawal from the public stage, the Bitcoin Core developers who assumed control of the protocol had imposed a new protocol.

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  • However, following Satoshi Nakamoto 's withdrawal from the public stage, the Bitcoin Core developers who assumed control of the protocol had imposed a new protocol.
  • The trio later met up in Vancouver, a meeting that laid the groundwork for saving the original Bitcoin protocol.
  • The small-block developers that changed the Bitcoin protocol a decade ago allowed users onto proprietary side-chains by eliminating on-chain capacity .
  • In the process, they also sought to neutralize the original Bitcoin protocol via the legacy financial giants that supported these developers.