Comments on: We talk with Simon Ainslie, CEO of Nokia UK

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:23:58 +0000

That would be Andrew Gill, mobile advertising guru who lives over at the 'London Calling' blog: http://www.andrewgrill.com/blog/

By: TRS

TRS — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:27:16 +0000

Who is the aussie guy at the very start?

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:23:58 +0000

That would be Andrew Gill, mobile advertising guru who lives over at the 'London Calling' blog: http://www.andrewgrill.com/blog/

By: TRS

TRS — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:27:16 +0000

Who is the aussie guy at the very start?

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:23:58 +0000

That would be Andrew Gill, mobile advertising guru who lives over at the 'London Calling' blog: http://www.andrewgrill.com/blog/

By: TRS

TRS — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:27:16 +0000

Who is the aussie guy at the very start?

By: Ewan @ MIR

Ewan @ MIR — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:10:38 +0000

That would be brilliant. Alas I doubt he will have the inclination to do that — despite being a mobile hero — and I suspect his agent will demand a heckuvalot of cash for that.

By: DanLane

DanLane — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:08:31 +0000

I think we should pay someone like Stephen Fry to do the intro

By: Ewan @ MIR

Ewan @ MIR — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:58:11 +0000

Sure, but I quite like it! I think it gives character….

By: Mac Morrison aka mostlythis

Mac Morrison aka mostlythis — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:56:53 +0000

can you loose the dave double decks local radio intro

By: edgar1013

edgar1013 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:09:47 +0000

at least i can look forward to getting a little fix everyday, as opposed to indulging monday night and then waiting another whole 7 days for the next show.
don't cut out normob, i always look forward to that.

By: Kip Hakes

Kip Hakes — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:18:50 +0000

Nope. Keep it as it was – a SHOW – I find it easier to make time once a week to sit and watch rather than have to worry about lots of little segments. Don't mess with perfection!

By: babernath

babernath — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:38:36 +0000

I agree that breaking the show up into segments will lose some of the existing show's tempo and personality. Both would be great. You guys do such a great job of filling that 30 or so minutes with pertinent, new, and interesting information that it feels like a 10 minute show. I'm all for having it broken out and posting it on YouTube for extra exposure. I would likely also pass on the segmented clips when I just want a colleague to view one interview or review. Right now, I send the video and tell them to forward to the 14:35 mark, for example, to show them what I wanted.

By: phoneboy

phoneboy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:21:14 +0000

I like smaller shows chaps. A ~30 min video is quite a commitment in terms of time.

By: Matt O'Neill

Matt O'Neill — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:21:00 +0000

Yet another great MIR show guys. Keep it up.

By: DanLane

DanLane — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:18:05 +0000

Indeed, although I disagree that it was impertinent; it was technically Nokia's own joke as the attendees all had passes saying “I Come with Music”. I thought it was rather in-keeping with the feel of the evening.

By: Jerome05

Jerome05 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:10:42 +0000

Abul I have never watched a full episode. I usually watch the first 2-3 minutes.

By: Abul

Abul — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:06:55 +0000

I agree, the MIR show needs to stay as a show rather than segments. Segments get lost and lose interest too, a show is there for a good 30 min viewing, it's almost as good as Heroes! – OK that's an exaggeration!!

By: Ewan @ MIR

Ewan @ MIR — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:02:13 +0000

I liked his response to your rather impertinent 'do you come with music?'
question Dan. That was a good test of his character, I reckon. He's a true
professional!

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By: DanLane

DanLane — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:59:26 +0000

I think it's safe to say that we were all incredibly impressed with the way Simon actually knew what he was talking about. Much better than a certain other handset manufacturer's execs we could mention!

By: Ewan @ MIR

Ewan @ MIR — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:58:18 +0000

Excellent feedback, please keep it coming. One day we simply started recording the show in video so there's been next to no direct strategy behind it, therefore we rely heavily on your feedback. I'm thinking that we should put up segments on to the likes of Youtube and also publish a weekly compendium in one package with a clearly defined start, middle and end as we have been doing recently.

By: David Carrington

David Carrington — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:44:13 +0000

My worry is that the short segments will make the MIR Show nothing but MIR…. with no show.

There's nothing wrong with the video above. It's good, but it's nothing compared to watching a half hour show that I'll happily connect up to the family TV and watch with others.

By: Mike42

Mike42 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:25:30 +0000

Do both formats. More is, er, more.

Let the people decide how to consume. Just serve it up, nice'n'toasty.

Some things are urgent / timely, like NCWM, others can wait.

/m

By: Jerome05

Jerome05 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:03:32 +0000

The smaller vids are much better Ewan

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:56:56 +0000

I prefer everything in one big show. I'm not going to come and watch every piece over the course of the week. Sorry. It is even worse if you're downloading (which I do sometimes) – in these instances I want the hassle of multiple download. Yes it is a time commitment, but there's also a pause button for a reason.