Snip.it, a new social curation service, announced Eric Ouellette, creator of the Bike Sharing collection as the winner of its Earth Day contest, an initiative designed to raise global awareness for environmental issues and green sustainability.
For the past two weeks, users have been submitting collections of articles, videos and images to illuminate an environmental issue they feel passionate about. A judges panel, headed by green venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, evaluated the 62 submissions based on depth, thoughtfulness and success in spreading awareness through Facebook likes. They named Bike Sharing the winner.
The contest demonstrates how people can use Snip.it’s platform to raise awareness and deepen understanding for any issue
they care about, including the environment. Topics from contest submissions
spanned everything from upcycling to ocean conservation to solar energy.
“We were so impressed with the quality, thought and
creativity that went into all of the Earth Day collections,” said Ramy Adeeb,
Snip.it’s CEO and founder in a press release. “All the entries were in line with Snip.it’s mission
to give users a platform to discuss and share the topics they care about.”
As the winner of Snip.it’s Earth Day contest, Eric Ouellette
will receive a new iPad. A $200 donation will also be made to the Coalition for Smarter Growth, the environmental
nonprofit he chose to award as part of his winning. Steve Rahman came in second
for his The
Great Pacific Garbage Patch collection. He will receive a cash prize of
$250 along with a $100 donation to the environmental nonprofit of his choice.
In third place, Corrie Clearwater will be awarded $150 for her Teach Your
Children Well collection, and a $50 donation will be made to the
environmental non-profit of her choice.
Each submission was judged by a panel of environmental
leaders led by Vinod Khosla, preeminent clean tech investor; Zem
Joaquin, ecoFabulous founder and board member of Global Green; Chip Giller,
founder and president of Grist.org, Randy Paynter, founder and CEO of
Care2.com; Avital Binshtock Andrews, renowned journalist covering
sustainability for Sierra; and Diana Dehm, host of sustainability news and
entertainment for Planet TM, formerly Radio Green Talk and founder and
president of Sustainable Business Partnerships, LLC.
About Snip.it
Snip.it is a popular new social curation site that lets you
discover, capture, share and lend your voice to important topics and stories as
they evolve through articles, video, images and other online content. The site
has been featured in several high profile news outlets, including The Wall
Street Journal, TechCrunch, Mashable and AllThingsD. The company is funded by
Khosla Ventures, True Ventures, Charles River Ventures, and SV Angel. Visit http://snip.it to sign up for a free registered
account.
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