The Onion, Michael Ian Black’s Witstream (the 24-hour comedy ticker!), Buzzfeed, BBDO, HowAboutWe, Adkeeper, Fashism, and Hashable are among the panels selected by a combination of Internet Week organizers and the popular vote after more than 10,000 clicks were cast on more than 250 proposals.
The winners were selected in six categories: Startups, Social Media, Technology, Advertising & Creativity, Entertainment, Mobile.
Two entrants in each category were awarded a one hour slot on Internet Week New York’s main stage, one chosen by the public and the other by a team of experts. The speakers include Alex Blagg (A Bajillion Hits), Josh Harris (The Wired City), Suroosh Alvi (Vice), Jared Hecht (GroupMe), Soraya Darabi (Foodspotting), Ashley Granata (Fashism), Kris Kiger (R/GA), Sean Mills (Nerve.com), Charlie O’Donnell (First Round Capital), Anthony DeRosa (Reuters Media) and Scott Belsky (Behance).
Panels include:
TECHNOLOGY
· “The Onion’s Team of Three” with The Onion
· “The Evolution of Communication” w/ Krystal D’Costa (HRI)
SOCIAL MEDIA
“Rallying to Restore Sanity in the Digital Age” with Greg Kihlström (Carousel30 Interactive) and Caroline Cunningham (Trust for the National Mall)
“The Neighborhood Experience (Beyond Hyper-Localization)” w/ Micki Krimmel (NeighborGoods.net), Ann Baldinucci (Nabewise.com), Jordan Cooper (Hyperpublic.com), Richard Blakeley (Neighborhoodr.com), and Kathryn Fink (Meetup.com)
ADVERTISING AND CREATIVITY
“Can “Viral” Be Bought?” w/ Jonah Peretti (Buzzfeed) and Jeff Greenspan (BBDO)
“Bringing Smart and Sexy Back: Pay-Per-Success Model in Social Media Advertising” w/ Octavian Mihai (Rock&Social)
START-UPS
“Online Advertising is Broken. Can We Fix It?” w/ Ari Jacoby (Solve Media), Oren Netzer(DoubleVerify), Scott Kurnit (AdKeeper), Cat Spurway-Hepler (PointRoll) and Andy Ellenthal (Peer39)
“Finding the Keys To the Kingdom: Getting People to Use Your Product” w/ Brian Schechter (HowAboutWe), Aaron Schildkrout (HowAboutWe), Michael Yavonditte (Hashable), Brooke Moreland (Fashism.com) and Russ D’Souza (SeatGeek)
ENTERTAINMENT
“Everyone’s a Comedian” w/ Michael Ian Black (Wit Stream), Sean McCarthy (The Comic’s Comic), Alf LaMont (The Comedy Store), and Kambri Krews (kambricrews.com).
“Make It Happen! Creating a Successful Web Series – From Page To Screen and What Comes After” w/ Susan Miller (Anyone But Me) and Tina Cesa Ward (Anyone But Me)
MOBILE
“Monetizing a Social Audience” w/ Hill Ferguson (Zong)
“Mobile? We Have an App for That!” w/ Ethan Alexander (LivePerson)
Internet Week is June 6 to 13 this year. It’s put on by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences in cooperation with the City of New York and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. The event’s organizers predict more than 20,000 people will come for the fourth annual festival.
