Mitchell Baker

Flipboard CEO Mike McCue Launches First Podcast About the Fediverse

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mike McCue, co-founder and CEO of Flipboard, the creator of the world's first social magazine, introduces a new podcast and video series titled "Dot Social'' to shed light on the current transformation of social media. The podcast explores the Fediverse from all angles: societal, cultural and technical. Following Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, a noticeable shift in the social media landscape has emerged. A significant number of users have transitioned to decentralized platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky, while Meta's Threads has attracted almost 100 million monthly users.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mike McCue, co-founder and CEO of Flipboard, the creator of the world's first social magazine, introduces a new podcast and video series titled " Dot Social '' to shed light on the current transformation of social media.
  • The podcast explores the Fediverse from all angles: societal, cultural and technical.
  • A serial entrepreneur, Mike McCue has developed digital platforms that have revolutionized how we consume and share content.
  • More recently, as the driving force behind Flipboard, McCue created the first social magazine for people to 'flip through' stories that inspire and inform their day.

Code for America Wins Anthem Award for Its Work to Make the Child Tax Credit More Equitable and Accessible

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Friday, March 11, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2022  /PRNewswire/ -- Code for America, the leading nonprofit tech organization that works with community leaders and governments to deliver equitable, accessible digital tools and services, today announced that it has won an Anthem Award for its work to make the Child Tax Credit more equitable and accessible.

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  • Code for America also led a national awareness campaign to educate people about the portal and encourage them to file their tax returns through it.
  • Surveys of Code for America clients showed that they found the tool easy to useincluding those who had rarely or never filed.
  • "We're honored that Code for America's work to simplify tax filing and deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in flexible cash has been recognized," said David Newville, Senior Program Director for Tax Benefits, Code for America.
  • Code for America won a Silver Anthem Award in the cagotory of Responsible Technology CampaignNon-Profit.

PIND & Fund for Peace Documentary on Peacebuilding Honored as Gold & Silver Winners in Four Categories at The Webby's Inaugural Anthem Awards

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

By combining real-time technology with on-the-ground knowledge exchanges, P4P weaves data and multi-directional networks of peace agents to reduce conflicts while working for the good of all.

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  • By combining real-time technology with on-the-ground knowledge exchanges, P4P weaves data and multi-directional networks of peace agents to reduce conflicts while working for the good of all.
  • The Anthem Awards was launched in response to the prevalence social good has taken within the national conversation and cultural zeitgeist in recent years.
  • The Fund for Peace (FFP) has been a world leader in developing practical tools and approaches for reducing conflict.
  • Founded in partnership with the Ad Council, Born This Way Foundation, Feeding America, Glaad, Mozilla, NAACP, NRDC, WWF, and XQ.

Sean A. Watkins Honored For Leader of The Year In Inaugural Anthem Awards

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The social change company, Agency of Joy , announced today their Founder and Director, Sean A. Watkins, has been named "Leader of the Year" in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Inaugural Anthem Awards Social Impact Celebration.

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  • BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The social change company, Agency of Joy , announced today their Founder and Director, Sean A. Watkins, has been named "Leader of the Year" in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Inaugural Anthem Awards Social Impact Celebration.
  • "Sean A. Watkins and Agency of Joy have set the standard for excellence for the Impact Industry.
  • "I'm honored by this recognition from The Anthem Awards," said Watkins.
  • Winners for the inaugural Anthem Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, and celebrated at the inaugural Anthem Voices virtual conference and star-studded virtual Awards Show on Monday, February 28, 2022.

Fully-Virtual DrupalCon Global Connects Six Continents to Advance the Discussion About the Future of the Open Web

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

"For the last 15 years, DrupalCon has served as a platform for forward-thinking open source discussion, which in today's current climate, seemed too important to shy away from.

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  • "For the last 15 years, DrupalCon has served as a platform for forward-thinking open source discussion, which in today's current climate, seemed too important to shy away from.
  • Forty percent of DrupalCon Global attendees identify as part of an underrepresented community within tech.
  • Mitchell Baker, CEO of Mozilla, presented her thoughts on the future of open source and the importance of balancing ethics in moving forward.
  • Consideration of the role of virtual events in the future is at the forefront of organizers' minds coming off of the huge success of DrupalCon Global.