NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 1, 2006 -- vidavee,
www.vidavee.com, is pleased to
announce that it is the recipient of the Society for New Communications
Research (
http://www.sncr.org/) 2006 Award of Excellence in the Business
category. The Society's awards program honors innovative organizations and
professionals who are pioneering the use of social media (i.e., blogs,
wikis, podcasts, collaborative tools and other forms of participatory
communications) in the areas of marketing, public relations and
advertising, politics, entertainment, academics, and community and cultural
development. The award winners were announced at the Society's inaugural
awards gala at the Colonnade Hotel in Boston, Mass on November 1.
In March 2006, Palm Canada announced the launch of Mobifest -- Canada's
first mobile film festival, created to recognize excellence and innovation
in made-for-mobile films. Produced by Mobigardens Corporation, a producer
and distributor of made-for-mobile movies, this international film festival
was the first exclusively mobile film festival. All film content was shot
and created specifically for the "small screen" -- either for a mobile
phone, smart-phone or other handheld device.
Mobile film-making represents cutting edge terrain with many filmmakers not
well versed with the medium. vidavee allows mobile filmmakers -- as well
as average consumers -- to capture video on any device -- including cell
phone, PDA, PC and digital camera/camcorders -- and convert the video into
useful applications, share with others and create original collaborative
content. With Mobifest, vidavee distributed all of the mobile movies to
the Palm Treo.
Mobifest winners were chosen from a pool of 60 international finalists from
Columbia, Argentina, Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Spain, the
U.S., and Canada. More than 250 entries were entered into the competition.
Palm Mobifest: Canada's Mobile Film Festival announced the winners of its
inaugural competition at a screening and awards ceremony at the Isabel
Bader Theatre in Toronto in May 2006.
"vidavee's pioneering campaign in the mobile video market exemplifies the
mission of this awards program: the successful and innovative use of new
communications solutions and social media practices to enhance
communications and relationships," commented Mike Manuel, SNCR Best
Practices committee chairman.
"Our vidavee platform enabled hundreds of content makers to easily produce
and showcase their unique mobile video content," said Mark Brenner,
president and chief executive officer of vidavee. "I was truly amazed by
the diversity and creativity of the mobile content and delivered in under a
minute. We are honored to receive this award from The Society for New
Communications Research and applaud them for recognizing and celebrating
pioneering social media."
Award nominations were submitted as case studies, and reviewed by a panel
of ten judges, including SNCR research fellows, advisors, members of the
SNCR Best Practices committee, vendor council members and representatives
from the Society's organizational affiliates. Awards of Merit and Awards of
Excellence were presented in three categories, including: SNCR Professional
Awards, honoring leading new communications thinkers, bloggers,
journalists, citizen journalists and professional communicators; SNCR
Academic Awards, recognizing leading work/research/studies from students
and academic institutions; and the SNCR Business Awards, honoring
organizations that are successfully adopting new communications models and
leveraging them in innovative ways for business purposes.
The winning case studies are posted on the Society's blog at
www.newcommreview.com
About the Society for New Communications Research
The Society for New Communications Research is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) global
think tank dedicated to the advanced study of new communications tools,
technologies and emerging modes of communication, and their effect on
traditional media, professional communications, business and society. For
more information, visit
http://www.sncr.org or call (650) 331-0083.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & RESOURCES:
Vidavee, www.vidavee.com
Society for New Communications Research - www.sncr.org/newsite
SNCR Awards Program announcement - http://sncr.org/?p=40
Blogging and photos from awards event: NewComm Review -
http://www.newcommreview.com
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