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Welcome to "On the Net Today". Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we bring you a handpicked selection of three valuable and interesting online resources to help you get the most out of the internet and optimize your browsing time.

Here are the three resources we've prepared for today:

• Laugh Lines, the interactive chronological game with The New Yorker cartoons

• The award-winning Emergence Magazine explores the creative and narrative possibilities of a magazine

• Spotify announces the winners of the first Spotify for Artists Marketing Awards

Laugh Lines, the interactive chronological game with The New Yorker cartoons

The magazine The New Yorker, which was founded in 1925, is celebrating this year 2025 its centennial with a series of editorial projects and events.

One of the initiatives they have prepared is the weekly publication of a digital interactive game based on their famous humorous cartoons called Laugh Lines, which challenges readers to place historical cartoons in chronological order.

The first edition of the game was recently published and, throughout the celebration year, The New Yorker will offer a new edition of Laugh Lines every week.

Other activities planned for the magazine's centennial are the following:

• Publication of four special issues throughout the year. One of them will be the annual "Anniversary Issue", dated February 17 and 24, 2025, which will feature a special cover reinterpreting the iconic dandy Eustace Tilley, the character that appeared on the magazine's first cover. This special issue will be accompanied, on the website, by a digital special about the centennial.

• The digitization of the complete The New Yorker archive is another major development that the magazine is preparing for this anniversary. This digitization will allow searching and consulting individual articles that until now were only available in more than 4,000 files (issues) in PDF format.

• An exhibition at the New York Public Library titled "A Century of The New Yorker"

• A documentary being prepared by Netflix about the magazine

A few months ago, we already talked about The New Yorker magazine in "On The Net Today" to explain their interactive contest "Cartoon Caption Contest".

Links:

• Laugh Lines

• How The New Yorker Will Celebrate Its Hundredth Anniversary

• The New Yorker

• Cartoon Caption Contest

• Humor & Cartoons – The New Yorker

The award-winning Emergence Magazine explores the creative and narrative possibilities of a magazine

Emergence Magazine, launched in 2018, is an award-winning magazine and creative production studio that "explores the threads connecting ecology, culture, and spirituality".

Expanding the traditional magazine offering, Emergence Magazine tells stories in multiple ways and in different narrative formats, both traditional and emerging, digital and physical. These include films and documentaries, interactives, reports, photographs, podcasts, and an annual print magazine.

Emergence Magazine has received numerous awards, including the 2024 Webby Award -both jury and audience- in the magazine category. The magazine features contributors who have been distinguished with prestigious awards (Sundance, Emmy, Pulitzer, or Booker Prize, among others).

This magazine is an editorially independent initiative of Kalliopeia Foundation.

Link:

• Emergence Magazine

Spotify announces the winners of the first Spotify for Artists Marketing Awards

Spotify has announced the winners of the first Spotify for Artists Marketing Awards, which recognize the best marketing strategies in the music industry. These awards highlight innovative approaches to new music releases and the effective use of Spotify for Artists’ tools.

According to Spotify, "we are honoring teams whose dedication set new standards for success in 2024: from building anticipation to converting audiences into loyal fans".

These are the award categories and winners:

• Standout Pre-Release Strategy: Pink Aura by Kenia OS

• Standout New Release Storytelling: This is How Tomorrow Moves by beabadoobee

• Standout Promoted Release: Charm by Clairo

• Standout Playlist Pitching Success: "Tired Boy" by Sunday (1994)

• Standout Integrated Marketing Strategy: The Secret of Us by Gracie Abrams

The awards emphasize the importance of creative storytelling, strategic promotion, and integrated marketing plans in today's music landscape.

Links:

• Spotify for Artists Marketing Awards

• Fan Study: Release Edition - Spotify tips to help you make the most of your release

• Spotify’s Campaign Kit

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