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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://infosec.exchange/users/SecurityWriter/statuses/113877432071154642">Security Writer (securitywriter@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 20:49:16 JST</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@SecurityWriter" title="securitywriter@infosec.exchange"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/88542-48-20250410124326.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Security Writer" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Security Writer</a><div><a href="https://toot.community/@boby_biq/113877412023964906" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a><ul><li><li><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/user/238140" title="anon_opin@mastodon.social">Anon Opin</a></li></ul></div></section><article><p><a href="https://toot.community/@boby_biq">@boby_biq</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@anon_opin">@anon_opin</a> I used to work in at the pointy end of companies invited to these.</p><p>What happens is a person or group of people invent an award or set of awards. Call or mail around a bunch of providers saying they’ve been shortlisted for said awards. Generate FOMO that their competitors are going and they’re not. Design some award logos. Get a Wordpress site. Charge 2-7k a table, and then per ticket. Take venue profit and food/drink service %. Get a glass piece of shit etched. Do awards. Now they’re established. Do the same next year. Profit.</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4431625#notice-8670422">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-01-23T20:49:16+09:00" title="Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 20:49:16 JST">about 4 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/notice/8670422" rel="external" title="Sent from gnusocial.jp via ActivityPub">gnusocial.jp</a></span></span><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/notice/8670422">permalink</a></footer></blockquote>

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Security Writer (securitywriter@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 20:49:16 JSTSecurity Writer
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@boby_biq @anon_opin I used to work in at the pointy end of companies invited to these.
What happens is a person or group of people invent an award or set of awards. Call or mail around a bunch of providers saying they’ve been shortlisted for said awards. Generate FOMO that their competitors are going and they’re not. Design some award logos. Get a Wordpress site. Charge 2-7k a table, and then per ticket. Take venue profit and food/drink service %. Get a glass piece of shit etched. Do awards. Now they’re established. Do the same next year. Profit.
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