Vodafone to Give Star Mobile Developer €150K

2292853 — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:36:00 GMT

The deadline is fast approaching for UK mobile developers to get in entries for the Vodafone Mobile Clicks competition that will see a talented idea get €150,000 to produce a new mobile site or service.

This is the first time the compeition has run for the UK, and developers have until ~~Thursday, 14th May 2009~~ FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009.

It is an opportunity to show the mobile technology industry that Britain's got mobile developer talent, and for last year's winners, it was a financial and professional success.

"As a judge for this year's Vodafone Mobile Clicks competition, I'm very excited at the prospect of seeing what Britain's talented mobile internet developers have to offer," said Helen Keegan, a specialist in mobile marketing, advertising and media, who heads Beep Marketing and pens the blog Technokitten. "It's a great opportunity for developers and folks with good ideas for mobile internet applications to win the cash to deliver and develop those ideas further. The entry criteria are straightforward and as long as you're over 18, resident in the UK or Netherlands and are in a start-up or are planning to form a start-up with your idea then you pretty much qualify to enter."

Winners last year included:

-Nulaz, a location-based social networking service that let's people see where their friends are, share locations and view local information.

-Tipspot an events guide

-Map the Gap, an idea-sharing application for mobile phones.

More information in the press release here.

Mobile industry bloggers are getting the word out about the competition, visit:

AllAboutSymbian.com

AlexKinch.com

MobileMarketingMagazine.co.uk

Vodafone Mobile Clicks is a close cooperation between Mobile Monday Amsterdam, Mobile Monday London, Vodafone NL, Vodafone UK, PICNIC and Trend8.

Glad to see some funding going toward mobile innovation,

-Lisa

Other Media People

2292853 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:19:00 GMT

Normal 0 This week in The Guardian, the annual MediaGuardian 100 list is chock full of plenty of talented media people, and includes a number of truly innovative digital types who are shaping the emerging media landscape.

The ranking is top heavy with choices from the BBC, and has a smattering of new media types such as Eileen Gallagher, Chief Executive of Shed Media, and hails a few personalities like Simon Cowell, Katie Price and Ant & Dec. I’m not in disagreement with the choices for this highly influential people list, but I do feel there are some people missing.

Toiling around the fringes of the mainstream media is a busy, creative and working-hard-in-the-trenches community of small entrepreneurs. Many are ‘doing their own thing’ when it comes to media, in all the forms it takes. I’ve cherry picked some folks from my immediate sphere of influence, and some who I think The Guardian just missed the mark on, because they are a bit more behind-the-scenes, but are leaders who I think are having an impact on the emerging media landscape.

Do note, these choices are entirely my own, and I’d love to hear your feedback about some of the people you think are rocking the media world these days. Let’s applaud them, and celebrate all those who are contributing to an ever-changing information delivery system, and who are making being informed, being entertained via whatever form the media medium chooses to take. So without further ado, please let me present my list of Other Media Peopl:

Music Media People

oOOo Peter Gabriel for his investment in emerging media companies, including his current project The Filter.

oOOo The Last.FM founders Felix Miller, Martin Stiksel, Michael Breidenbruecker and Thomas Willomitzer.

Multimedia People

oOOo Jon Gisby, head of new media at Channel 4, and caretaker of the new £50K 4iP Fund.

oOOo Steve Taylor, the ideas guy at Carat Media, part of Aegis.

oOOo Katz Kiely, founding director of Just-B. Productions and the brain’s behind the b.TWEEN festival.

oOOo Sarah Platt, mistress of all things video and director of Kinura.com.

oOOo Dr. Richard Barbrook , media theorist, author and professor of political science at the University of Westminster.

oOOo Anne-Fay Townsend, pop cultural blogger and co-founder of BigShinyThing.com.

oOOo Darrell Berry, photographer and co-founder of BigShinyThing.com, who is slyly documenting London's nightlife.

oOOo Lloyd Davis, social media master and founder of The Tuttle Club (also known as the London Social Media Café).

oOOo Daniel Appelquist, who works for Vodaphone, is always a friendly face to see at Mobile Mondays, and had great success in bringing the BBC sponsored Over the Air to London. He is also a contributing author to the new Mobile Internet for Dummies and is also the UK representative for W3.

oOOo Helen Keegan aka Technokitten, a mobile media specialist who may have the longest history with the mobile industry of anyone working in the industry, in London, given her legacy with Zag Me, that begins waaaay back in the 90s.

oOOo Kieran Wyatt , who holds the editorial power over selecting what the absolute best things for Londoners to do each week as the editor of Flavourpill.net.

Green Media People

oOOo George Manbiot, author, journalist, and green political activist.

oOOo Dan Ilet, a freelance writer and the head of the blog Greenbang.com.

oOOo Tracey Todhunter, a blogger who overs practical tips for individuals and communities for keeping low on carbon.

oOOo John Grant, author of The Green Marketing Manifesto.

oOOo Shawn Chamberlain the dark optimist.

AND:

oOOo Gordon MacMillan, the editor of Brand Republic, who kindly allows this Quick Peeks blog to exist!

…and many more!

Who are your favourite Other Media People?

-Lisa

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Vodafone to Give Star Mobile Developer €150K

Other Media People