It’s time for the Mobile Industry Review 2008 Awards (formerly known as the SMS Text News Awards — before we changed our name).
It took us a long time. Months, in fact. Regular meetings, arguments, distractions, testing, pondering… but it’s here.
Yesterday the MIR Show team headed down to a swanky hotel in London to film the results… only to be rather impressed with the beautiful summer day. So we took to the Gardens at Temple, overlooking the Thames and delivered the results in glorious sunshine. (It’s rare to get a day like this in London — especially in October. It’s normally soggy rain, rain followed by rain.)
There’s a few contentious results. Even during filming, there were still discussions and rumenations. However I’m pleased to publish them.
We’ll have a full list up online shortly including links to all the nominees and winners.
CATEGORIES, NOMINEES AND WINNERS:
(winners are indicated in red)
Best Marketing Campaign ( 01:33 )
Strongbow (Flirtomatic)
CityAM & Mippin
Cassidy
Best Mobile Instant Messenger ( 02:19 )
Palringo
IM+
Agile Messenger
Goggle Talk on Blackberry
Trutap
Best Mobile Related Corporate Social Responsibility Story ( 03:04 )
Orange Rock Corps
Nokia for environmental friendly mobile charges
Stand By What You Say – Spinvox
Best Public Relations Campaign ( 04:33 )
LG Blog
WOMWorld
Texperts
3MobileBuzz
Best Gadget ( 05:21 )
Loc8r (from glasto): GPS thing
Proporta mobile charger
Flip camera
Mobile Industry Hero ( 06:29 )
Steve Jobs of Apple
Google Founders
Jyri Armstrong
Jay Fenton
Mobile Industry Villain ( 07:43 )
Ofcom
The phrase ‘unlimited’
Vodafone porting
PhonePayPlus
Carphone Warehouse (for iPhone 3G launch)
Best Mobile Blogger ( 09:20 )
All About Symbian (AAS)
S60 Nokia Blog
Boy Genius
Stephen Fry
The Outsider
Most Innovative UK Operator ( 10:20 )
Vodafone
3 UK
Blyk
Best Mobile Application ( 11:23 )
Shozu
Shazam
Yap
Google Maps
Qik
NewsGator
JoikuSpot
Handy Taskman
Best Mobile Handset ( 12:37 )
iPhone 3G
Nokia N95 8GB
Blackberry Pearl
Nokia N71
Nokia N82
Best Use of SMS ( 14:22 )
Paypal
Crimestoppers
Virgin Vie
Texamundo
AddisonLee
Clickatell FNB
Best Public Use of Mobile ( 15:25 )
Mediaburst SOS Response
Vodafone and UN
Orange RockCore
Best Value Product ( 16:58 )
Google Maps
3 PAYG Broadband
Clickatell
Spinvox Memo (it’s FREE)
Mippin – it’s FREE
Goosync
Best Use of Mobile ( 18:00 )
ShopQwik
Lastminute Fonefood
Halifax Brooding Society
Best Mobile Service ( 19:08 )
Momail
Spinvox
DeviceAnywhere
Shazam
Text answer services combined with Textperts and AQA
Skyfire
Best Mobile Industry Review Reader ( 20:32 )
Kip Hakes
Mike42
Terence Eden
Dan’s Stalker
Stefan
Watching the Mobile Industry Review Show awards special, nice one guys! http://snurl.com/4beit
Our two nominations were a nice surprise – thanks guys. Keep up the good work. Nice touch having the reader of the year award.
what a waste of envelopes!
😉
mac
'F*ck you unlimited, F*ck you in your face' – Dan you made me spit out my tea.. legend! 🙂
We planted some trees..
2008/10/13 Disqus <>
Actually – I have a 'story' on Unlimitedness on my blog – http://kayceejayh.blogspot.com/2008/10/o2s-unli…
K
Scan the letter and mail it to me…
2008/10/13 Disqus <>
Damn….Must_Beat_Terence_Next_Time…..er…..love you James, Dan – nice work, Ben – keep them facts a comin' chap, Steady[cam] Hand Ewan – what can I say….
n.b. very, very nearly plastered my MBP with pasta when Dan gave his considered opinion on 'Unlimited'. Seriously Dan, don't muck around – tell us what you feel. We're all up for open discussion. We can take the hard news.
/m
So Ewan, whens the next “Unlimited” drinks? 😀
We're actually going abroad next, Colin. Prague and Albania are targets.
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agreed with all – theres not enough expletives on the internet
heres to some fucking more
mac
Watching the Mobile Industry Review Show awards special, nice one guys! http://snurl.com/4beit
Thanks guys – really humbled… Thanks for creating such a wonderful site with really engaging content.
Gotta go train, now. Looks like I have a title to defend next year.
Cheque's in the post 😉
so how does the iTunes 'safe' rating lie now after Dan's eloquent opinions?
Careful with those reeeeally heavy weights there Terence 😉
Wonderful, brilliant, absolutely humble to be a nominee.
That's extra funny because I actually DO use my O2 SIM in a modem and I haven't had an SMS or letter 😛
Of course, I was expecting Ewan to cut that bit out!
Dan, we're all very glad he didn't!
Although as Kip said, I'm sure there were a few monitors wearing an extra layer of tea today. Mine very nearly was!
I need to find the button for the '#$!! you in your face' option.
A choice selection of Ben's 'can't speak because someone is pointing a camera at me' moments again this week. Watch out next week for a free folder to store this 28-part series.
LOL – Bless ya mate – seriously, you're getting better each week – it's bloody tough doing it if you're not used to it!
I've changed my mind… KIp Hakes wins everything.
love the out-takes.. classic. Congrats to the winners, and on an entertaining 25 mins of vid!
Thanks for the pleasant surprise! we didn';t even know we were a nominee—we missed the chance to have a 30 min thank you speech. so thank you mum!
Stay tuned and we have lots more news coming over the next few months.
kerry
You saved some electric ink there – we are Textamundo – you missed a “t” there in “Best Use of SMS”.
Woops sorry Denis!
2008/10/29 Disqus <>
The Yap team thanks you for the nomination! Perhaps consuming a different brand of vodka next time will clinch the win. 😉
Hmm – Well, any suggestions/bribes can be sent to Ewan who will be sure to distribute accordingly..
😉
grey goose is lovely 😉
grey goose is lovely 😉
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