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Opera brings home pair of Lovie Awards
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<blockquote data-quote="Patrick Curtin" data-source="post: 1107553"><p>Hey all,</p><p></p><p>We’re excited to announce that Opera has won two 2024 Lovie Awards! <a href="https://www.lovieawards.com" target="_blank">The Lovies</a> recognize “European Internet excellence in the fields of culture, technology, and business,” and this year’s winners included heavyweight brands like Netflix, adidas, and BMW. So we’re thrilled to be in such esteemed company, and to have won Silver Lovies for <a href="https://click.email.webbyawards.com/?qs=eae29bf8b4ff5d9189796811efb3cb913af620c86bebd08238abb1b231edb1ecdeca01fa7441271f412ecd1c24d937d9041ae596e16666a10f5490f8bb51a8ef" target="_blank">Best Integrated Experience</a> (AI, Web3 & XR) and <a href="https://click.email.webbyawards.com/?qs=eae29bf8b4ff5d91f8fb24ca5088345812eef105d1a2d06dc0ee09b8130532411051d27962f283ac7673ebade11f5ab89b4fd44ea212e3480e1a46ad666e1a59" target="_blank">Best PR Campaign</a> for Opera One and Tabfulness, respectively.</p><p></p><h2>Opera One introduces the era of AI-based browsing</h2><p><img src="https://www-static-blogs.operacdn.com/desktop/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/image.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>From the beginning, our goal with Opera One was to redesign the browser from ground up to introduce the era AI-based browsing. So it’s fitting that we should be awarded with the Lovie for Best Integrated Experience (AI, Web3 & XR) in recognition of our forward-looking design.</p><p></p><p>Opera One was the first browser to come with its very own integrated browser AI: Aria. Accessible via either the sidebar or the new Command Line, Aria is never far from your fingertips. Supported by our own Composer AI engine, Aria can locally connect to thousands of Large Language Models (LLMs), so you can select the one that’s best for you. Able to tap into results from around the web and assist in a range of tasks – such as summarizing websites, generating text or code, and answering product inquiries – Aria quickly proved its utility and surpassed <a href="https://press.opera.com/2023/07/28/opera-announces-native-browser-ai-surpasses-1-million-users/" target="_blank">over a million users</a> within the first few months.</p><p></p><p>Aria is the focus of regular updates to Opera One. The browser AI now comes equipped with <a href="https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2024/04/aria-image-generation-and-voice-output/" target="_blank">Image Generation</a> via Google’s Imagen 3 Fast image generation technology. It is capable of <a href="https://blogs.opera.com/news/2024/05/opera-adds-image-understanding-to-aria/" target="_blank">Image Understanding</a>, which allows you to upload images to the sidebar chat for Aria to analyze. Aria can even read that analysis back to you with Voice Output. And if you’re really messy with your tabs, you can even ask Aria for help organizing them for you with <a href="https://press.opera.com/2024/10/10/opera-introduces-ai-powered-tab-commands/" target="_blank">Tab Commands</a>.</p><p></p><p>You can find all of these features and more in the latest update to our flagship browser, <a href="https://press.opera.com/2024/10/23/opera-one-r2-the-best-opera-browser-yet/" target="_blank">Opera One R2</a> – our sleekest, most powerful browser yet, in which innovating the best integrated AI experience remains our priority. </p><p></p><h2>Cultivating Tabfulness</h2><p><img src="https://lh7-qw.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXet3kyWCu4b_-tVEanoZQGR-emR2SiokCIUAGC_70Nf4sCja1qPoWX_G6vVCv_7MSeuHDLj73_dIL9Rr9NZI9_b4vMr-g9YENLFrb952-YKtTYC6ydF1N9aiUbLDI7PjK9yqYcw?key=d-gqUtfrRbKhwL2MaF9xOYNa" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Circling back to tabs, one of Opera One’s handiest features was Tab Islands, which groups tabs automatically based on context. The islands can be expanded, collapsed, and moved around at will, affording users more control over their often unruly tabs, and hopefully providing some digital peace of mind as well.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://press.opera.com/2024/01/23/tabfulness-guru/" target="_blank">Tabfulness</a> is that state of contentment while interacting with browser tabs, which we learned from Valgardur Hlöðversson, our reclusive Tabfulness Guru (wink, wink). Having lived on an abandoned island off the coast of Iceland for seven years, Valgardur was in need of a vacation – and we were in need of a new Guru. </p><p></p><p>And so we kicked off a campaign in which Opera fans wrote to us what Tabfulness meant to them. Over 50,000 applications poured in, but only one lucky winner could browse from the windswept shores of a remote island, achieve true Tabfulness, and earn $10,000 for the pleasure.</p><p></p><p>The PR team had lots of fun with Tabfulness – after all, who wouldn’t be interested in that?! And so we’re delighted that our efforts to get the word out there have resulted in a Lovie Award for Best PR Campaign.</p><p></p><p>Huge thanks to you, our loyal users – without you, we browser nerds wouldn’t get to launch zany campaigns or pioneer new ways of browsing. There’s always more fun stuff to come, so scroll to the bottom of the page to subscribe to our newsletter to get all of the latest insider info!</p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2024/11/opera-brings-home-pair-of-lovie-awards/" target="_blank">Opera brings home pair of Lovie Awards</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Patrick Curtin, post: 1107553"] Hey all, We’re excited to announce that Opera has won two 2024 Lovie Awards! [URL='https://www.lovieawards.com']The Lovies[/URL] recognize “European Internet excellence in the fields of culture, technology, and business,” and this year’s winners included heavyweight brands like Netflix, adidas, and BMW. So we’re thrilled to be in such esteemed company, and to have won Silver Lovies for [URL='https://click.email.webbyawards.com/?qs=eae29bf8b4ff5d9189796811efb3cb913af620c86bebd08238abb1b231edb1ecdeca01fa7441271f412ecd1c24d937d9041ae596e16666a10f5490f8bb51a8ef']Best Integrated Experience[/URL] (AI, Web3 & XR) and [URL='https://click.email.webbyawards.com/?qs=eae29bf8b4ff5d91f8fb24ca5088345812eef105d1a2d06dc0ee09b8130532411051d27962f283ac7673ebade11f5ab89b4fd44ea212e3480e1a46ad666e1a59']Best PR Campaign[/URL] for Opera One and Tabfulness, respectively. [HEADING=1]Opera One introduces the era of AI-based browsing[/HEADING] [IMG]https://www-static-blogs.operacdn.com/desktop/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/image.jpg[/IMG] From the beginning, our goal with Opera One was to redesign the browser from ground up to introduce the era AI-based browsing. So it’s fitting that we should be awarded with the Lovie for Best Integrated Experience (AI, Web3 & XR) in recognition of our forward-looking design. Opera One was the first browser to come with its very own integrated browser AI: Aria. Accessible via either the sidebar or the new Command Line, Aria is never far from your fingertips. Supported by our own Composer AI engine, Aria can locally connect to thousands of Large Language Models (LLMs), so you can select the one that’s best for you. Able to tap into results from around the web and assist in a range of tasks – such as summarizing websites, generating text or code, and answering product inquiries – Aria quickly proved its utility and surpassed [URL='https://press.opera.com/2023/07/28/opera-announces-native-browser-ai-surpasses-1-million-users/']over a million users[/URL] within the first few months. Aria is the focus of regular updates to Opera One. The browser AI now comes equipped with [URL='https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2024/04/aria-image-generation-and-voice-output/']Image Generation[/URL] via Google’s Imagen 3 Fast image generation technology. It is capable of [URL='https://blogs.opera.com/news/2024/05/opera-adds-image-understanding-to-aria/']Image Understanding[/URL], which allows you to upload images to the sidebar chat for Aria to analyze. Aria can even read that analysis back to you with Voice Output. And if you’re really messy with your tabs, you can even ask Aria for help organizing them for you with [URL='https://press.opera.com/2024/10/10/opera-introduces-ai-powered-tab-commands/']Tab Commands[/URL]. You can find all of these features and more in the latest update to our flagship browser, [URL='https://press.opera.com/2024/10/23/opera-one-r2-the-best-opera-browser-yet/']Opera One R2[/URL] – our sleekest, most powerful browser yet, in which innovating the best integrated AI experience remains our priority. [HEADING=1]Cultivating Tabfulness[/HEADING] [IMG]https://lh7-qw.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXet3kyWCu4b_-tVEanoZQGR-emR2SiokCIUAGC_70Nf4sCja1qPoWX_G6vVCv_7MSeuHDLj73_dIL9Rr9NZI9_b4vMr-g9YENLFrb952-YKtTYC6ydF1N9aiUbLDI7PjK9yqYcw?key=d-gqUtfrRbKhwL2MaF9xOYNa[/IMG] Circling back to tabs, one of Opera One’s handiest features was Tab Islands, which groups tabs automatically based on context. The islands can be expanded, collapsed, and moved around at will, affording users more control over their often unruly tabs, and hopefully providing some digital peace of mind as well. [URL='https://press.opera.com/2024/01/23/tabfulness-guru/']Tabfulness[/URL] is that state of contentment while interacting with browser tabs, which we learned from Valgardur Hlöðversson, our reclusive Tabfulness Guru (wink, wink). Having lived on an abandoned island off the coast of Iceland for seven years, Valgardur was in need of a vacation – and we were in need of a new Guru. And so we kicked off a campaign in which Opera fans wrote to us what Tabfulness meant to them. Over 50,000 applications poured in, but only one lucky winner could browse from the windswept shores of a remote island, achieve true Tabfulness, and earn $10,000 for the pleasure. The PR team had lots of fun with Tabfulness – after all, who wouldn’t be interested in that?! And so we’re delighted that our efforts to get the word out there have resulted in a Lovie Award for Best PR Campaign. Huge thanks to you, our loyal users – without you, we browser nerds wouldn’t get to launch zany campaigns or pioneer new ways of browsing. There’s always more fun stuff to come, so scroll to the bottom of the page to subscribe to our newsletter to get all of the latest insider info! Source: [URL="https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2024/11/opera-brings-home-pair-of-lovie-awards/"]Opera brings home pair of Lovie Awards[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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