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The Shorty Awards
The Shorty Awards (also known as “The Shortys”) honors the most innovative work globally in digital and social media by brands, agencies, nonprofits and creators. The Shortys’ mission is to celebrate, inspire and push the boundaries of excellence in digital storytelling. The annual ceremony began in 2008 with awards for achievements by independent creators on the Twitter social media platform. Since then, the awards have shifted their focus and now recognize content on all notable social networking sites, including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, and Pinterest to name a few. Entrant work is judged on the merits of excellence in creativity, strategy and engagement by Shorty's own Real Time Academy, a body of experts and industry leaders hand-selected on the basis of professional reputation, deep industry knowledge and personal achievement (including past Shorty wins.) The public also has the opportunity to weigh in and select their favorite top Shorty Awards contender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Bee
Samantha Anne Bee (born October 25, 1969) is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and television host. Bee rose to fame as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', where she became the longest-serving regular correspondent. In 2015, she departed the show after 12 years to start her own show, ''Full Frontal with Samantha Bee''. The show was canceled in 2022 as a "business-based decision" by TBS. In 2017, ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual ''Time'' 100 list. Early life Bee was born in Toronto, Ontario, the daughter of Debra and Ronald Bee. She has said of her family: "Dating from well before the turn of the 20th century, if there has ever been a successful, happy marriage in my family lineage, I've yet to hear about it." Bee's parents split up soon after her birth, and she was initially raised by her grandmother, who worked as a secretary at the Catholic school Bee at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashable
Mashable is a digital media platform, news website and entertainment company founded by Pete Cashmore in 2005. History Mashable was founded by Pete Cashmore while living in Aberdeen, Scotland, in July 2005. Early iterations of the site were a simple WordPress blog, with Cashmore as sole author. Fame came relatively quickly, with ''Time'' magazine noting Mashable as one of the 25 best blogs of 2009. As of November 2015, it had over 6,000,000 Twitter followers and over 3,200,000 fans on Facebook. In June 2016, it acquired YouTube channel CineFix from Whalerock Industries. In December 2017, Ziff Davis bought Mashable for $50 million, a price described by ''Recode'' as a "fire sale" price. Mashable had not been meeting its advertising targets, accumulating $4.2 million in losses in the quarter ending September 2017. After the sale, Mashable laid off 50 staffers, but preserved top management. Under Ziff Davis, Mashable has grown and expanded to many countries in multiple continents, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Hale
Anthony Russell Hale (born September 30, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role in the Fox comedy series ''Arrested Development'' as Buster Bluth. Hale played Gary Walsh on the HBO comedy ''Veep'' from 2012 until its conclusion in 2019, for which he won the 2013 and 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Hale has appeared in feature films including ''The Informant!'' (2009), ''In My Sleep'' (2010), '' The Heat'' (2013), '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip'' (2015) and ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' (2021). He has provided voice-work for ''The Tale of Despereaux'' (2008), ''The Angry Birds Movie'' (2016), ''The Angry Birds Movie 2'' and ''Toy Story 4'' (both 2019) as Forky, a role he reprised in ''Forky Asks a Question''. Hale also created and voiced Archibald in Netflix and Peacock's original series ''Archibald's Next Big Thing''. Hale also voiced Vaneé from ''Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales.'' He plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation Theater
Palladium Times Square (formerly PlayStation Theater, Best Buy Theater and Nokia Theatre Times Square) is an indoor live events venue in New York City, located in One Astor Plaza, at the corner of Broadway and 44th Street. It was designed by architect David Rockwell and opened in September 2005. The venue has a large standing room orchestra section, combined with a large area of seating towards the rear of the auditorium. The venue was originally built as the Loews Astor Plaza Theatre, a movie theater operated by Loews Theatres, which opened in 1974 and closed in August 2004. The space was leased by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), who converted it to a live-event venue at an estimated total cost of $21 million.http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4379406-1.html Due to the expiration of its lease, the PlayStation Theater closed on December 31, 2019, after a set of shows by Philadelphia trance fusion band Disco Biscuits. The Theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Shorty Awards
The 9th Annual Shorty Awards, honoring the best in social media, took place on April 23, 2017, at The New York Times Building, The Times Center, New York City. The ceremony was hosted by actor and comedian Tony Hale. There was a musical performance by Lizzo. Influencer winners and nominees Nominations were announced on January 17, 2017, with public voting closing on February 16, 2017. Finalists were announced on March 2, 2017.Spangler, Todd"Shorty Awards 2017: Finalists"Variety, accessed March 2, 2017 Winners are listed first and in boldface. Arts & Entertainment Content Creative & Media Team Internet Tech & Innovation References External links Official Shorty Awards website {{DEFAULTSORT:9 Shorty Awards 2017 awards in the United States Shorty Awards, 9 2017 in New York City April 2017 events in the United States 2017 in Internet culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamrie Hart
Mamrie Lillian Hart (; born September 22, 1983) is an American comedian, actress, writer, and performer. She gained popularity in 2011 through her YouTube show ''You Deserve A Drink,'' for which she has won two Streamy Awards: in 2014 for Actress in a Comedy and in 2015 for Writing. Hart currently hosts Food Network's ''Tiny Food Fight'' on Discovery+ alongside Darnell Ferguson. , she has over 1 million YouTube subscribers and her main channel has over 97 million views. She also co-wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in the 2014 film ''Camp Takota'' and the 2016 film '' Dirty 30''. Personal life Hart was born in New Jersey and went to high school in Boonville, North Carolina. Her father is actor David Hart and her mother, Caroline Mayhall, is a high school English teacher. She has a brother named David and a sister named Annie. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old. Hart's first name is a tribute to her great grandmother, Lillian Mamrie. Hart earned her Bachelor of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Shorty Awards
The 8th Annual Shorty Awards, honoring the best in social media, took place on April 11, 2016, at The Times Center in New York City. The ceremony was hosted by YouTube comedian Mamrie Hart, who was accompanied by Flula Borg as the ceremony DJ. There was a musical performances from Nico & Vinz Nico & Vinz are a Norwegian duo consisting of Kahouly Nicolay "Nico" Sereba from Holmlia, Oslo and Vincent "Vinzy V" Dery from Lambertseter, Oslo. They formed in 2010 as Envy but changed their name to Nico & Vinz by the end of 2012. They are commo .... Influencer winners and nominees Nominations were announced on January 19, 2016, with public voting closing on February 18, 2016. Winners are listed first and in boldface. Arts & Entertainment Team Internet Creative & Design News & Media Tech & Innovation Content Brand & Organization Winners By Industry Content and Media Agency of the Year Strategy & Engagement By Campaign By Use of Platform By Overall Presence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Dratch
Rachel Susan Dratch (born February 22, 1966) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. After she graduated from Dartmouth College she moved to Chicago to study improvisational theatre at The Second City and ImprovOlympic. Her breakthrough role was on the NBC television show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''); she was a cast member from 1999 to 2006 portraying a variety of roles including Debbie Downer. She has since occasionally returned to ''SNL'' as a guest portraying Senator Amy Klobuchar. Other television credits include ''The King of Queens'', ''Monk'', and ''30 Rock''. She has also played the recurring role of Wanda Jo Oliver on '' Last Week Tonight with John Oliver''. She acted in films including '' Click'' (2006), ''I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'' (2007), ''Sisters'' (2015), and ''Wine Country'' (2019). In 2022, Dratch made her Broadway stage debut in '' POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive'' for which she earned a Ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Shorty Awards
The 7th Annual Shorty Awards was hosted by comedian Rachel Dratch and took place on April 20, 2015 at The Times Center in NYC. The Real-Time Academy, the judging body of the Shortys, tripled in size for the 7th annual Awards and included Alton Brown, Mamrie Hart, Nikki Glaser, OK Go, The Fine Bros, Debbie Sterling, Dan Savage, Deena Varshavskaya and Palmer Luckey. Panic! at the Disco was the musical guest at the ceremony. On-stage presenters included Kevin Jonas, Bill Nye, Bella Thorne, Wyclef Jean, Emily Kinney and Tyler Oakley Mathew Tyler Oakley (born March 22, 1989) is an American YouTuber, actor, activist and author. Much of Oakley's activism has been dedicated to LGBT youth, LGBT rights, as well as social issues including health care, education, and the prevention .... Awards Winners by category Arts and Entertainment Creative and design News and Media Tech and Innovation Global Issues Special Award Seventh Annual Brand & Organization Winners by categ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Leggero
Natasha Leggero () (born March 26, 1974) is an American comedian, actress and writer. She rose to fame after appearing as the host of the MTV reality television series '' The 70s House'' in 2005, and as a regular roundtable panelist on Chelsea Handler's late-night talk show ''Chelsea Lately'' from 2008 to 2014. Leggero created the Comedy Central period sitcom ''Another Period'' (2015–2018) with Riki Lindhome, which she starred in as Lillian Abigail Bellacourt, a daughter of the fictional Bellacourt family. As a voice actress, Leggero has starred in several adult animated sitcoms, voicing the roles of Callie Maggotbone in '' Ugly Americans'' (2010–2012), Ethel in ''Brickleberry'' (2013–2015) and Shannon in ''Hoops'' (2020). She also starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom '' Free Agents'' (2011) as Emma Parker, in the Showtime comedy series ''Dice'' (2016–2017) as Carmen, and in the CBS sitcom '' Broke'' (2020) as Elizabeth. In 2022, Leggero released her first book The World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Shorty Awards
The ceremony for the 6th Shorty Awards took place on April 7, 2014, at the New York Times Center and was hosted by comedian Natasha Leggero. The show included appearances by Patton Oswalt, Jamie Oliver, Kristen Bell, Jerry Seinfeld, Moshe Kasher, Julie Klausner, Erin Brady, Guy Kawasaki, Matt Walsh, Retta, Us the Duo, Big Boi, Gilbert Gottfried, Thomas Middleditch, Billie Jean King and Leandra Medine. Winners included Jerry Seinfeld and Will Ferrell. __TOC__ Influencer Winners by category Brand & Organization Winners by category References {{DEFAULTSORT:6 Shorty Awards Shorty Awards Shorty Shorty is a nickname, usually for a short person. See Shorty (nickname). Shorty may also refer to: Music Artists * Ras Shorty I, Trinidadian artist and founder of Soca music, soca music. * Shorty (band), an American rock band formed in 1991 * Sh ... 2014 in Internet culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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