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Inside Digital Mission NYC: Nuji

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Digital Mission went to New York from 1st - 5th November, along with 19 fantastic, UK-based digital companies.

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As part of the 'Inside Digital Mission NYC' series, each company was asked if they would like to go into a bit more detail and share their individual stories.

This mini-interview is with Dean Fankhauser from Nuji, based in London.

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Inside Digital Mission NYC: Lingo24

NYC Street

Digital Mission went to New York from 1st - 5th November, along with 19 fantastic, UK-based digital companies.

As part of the 'Inside Digital Mission NYC' series, each company was asked if they would like to go into a bit more detail and share their individual stories.

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This mini-interview is with Christian Arno from Lingo24, based in Scotland. 

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Join us for our Christmas Shindig with Digital Mission & Social Media Week

Pueblito Paisa by Luz A. Villa

It’s almost Christmas, and therefore a fantastic excuse for a festive themed Chinwag Shindig.

With Social Media Week London hoving into view in February, we thought it’d be great to bring together the community that we work with, across Chinwag.comChinwag JobsDigital Mission and, of course, Social Media Week.

Nothing too formal, just a friendly knees-up on 8th December, so put the date in your diaries now. We’ll be providing a merry drink or two, so you’ll just need to bring along some festive cheer.

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Chinwag's Christmas Shindig with Digital Mission & Social Media Week London

It's nearly Christmas, and therefore the perfect timing for a festive themed Shindig. This year we will also be bringing together all the 'event' aspects of Chinwag, including Social Media Week London and the Digital Mission.

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Date: 8 December 2010
Location: The Driver, UK

Inside Digital Mission NYC: Huzutech

Back of NYC Taxi

Digital Mission went to New York from 1st - 5th November, along with 19 fantastic, UK-based digital companies.

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As part of the 'Inside Digital Mission NYC' series, each company was asked if they would like to go into a bit more detail and share their individual stories.

This mini-interview is with Craig Bedworth from Huzutech, based in Scotland.

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Inside Digital Mission NYC: Casual Films

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Digital Mission went to New York from 1st - 5th November, along with 19 leading, UK-based digital companies.

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As part of the 'Inside Digital Mission NYC' series, each company was asked if they would like to go into a bit more detail and share their individual stories.

The first of these mini-interviews is with Barnaby Cook from Casual Films, based in London.

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Inside Digital Mission NYC

NYC Taxi

The third Digital Mission to New York took place between 1st and 5th November and saw 19 of the UK's leading digital firms tackle the Big Apple.

In amongst the presentations, masterclass and networking events we got to spend time with and get to know the people behind the companies. It's amazing how much you can learn about someone during a taxi ride across New York.

Having many a short converstation, and learning a little about the background of each company only increased our curiousity.  Each story was unique and generally more interesting than what's included in the average company blurb.

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Waspit's Digital Mission: The Buzz of the Big Apple

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Waspit has just spent the last week in New York for the Digital Mission with Chinwag and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

It was one of the busiest weeks I have had, running up and down town for meetings, participating in the Ad:Tech event with over 260 US companies, functions every night and 12 hour days!

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Win Stand Space at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona

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he Creative Industries KTN and UKTI have joined forces to launch a competition to give a way one place on the UKTI booth for a company to showcase their technology to the leaders of the world mobile industry.
This is fantastic opportunity to showcase your company at next year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Europe's most prestigious event for the mobile sector and meet potential business partners.
How to enter All you have to do is tell Creative Industries KTN, in 250 words or less: “Why would you be the talk of MWC and how will your offering act as a draw and be demonstrated on and around the UKTI booth?” 
Send your entry to ideasatcreativeindustriesktn [dot] org by 26.11.2010.
The prize
The winner will receive a place on the UKTI booth which is located at one of the most prominent places in the congress, plus full integration with UKTI’s presence at the event. Steve Williams of UKTI said: “Our stand is always very busy and we are looking for a company whose product or service has that wow factor that will get everyone at the show talking and bring the key international decision makers flocking to the UKTI stand. This is a great chance to put your business in front of the top people from the world’s mobile sector. We will also promote the winner to relevant companies within our network to increase their exposure even more.” There are also two runner up prizes of guaranteed place at Mobile World Congress pre show press networking event on 17th January at 1 Victoria Street London, with a chance to meet and present your company to more than 20 UK media interested in mobile and technology.
Mobile World Congress 2011 is held in Barcelona Feb 14-17, 2011. It is the leading event for the mobile industry and is attended by 50,000 senior figures from across the mobile sector from 200 countries.
MWC is: •    A world class thought leadership conference featuring visionary keynotes and action-provoking panel discussions •    An exhibition featuring more than 1,300 companies displaying the cutting-edge products and technology that will define the mobile future •    App Planet, the new Centre of the Apps Universe •    A great chance to network, find business opportunities and make deals. The winner and two runners up will be selected by a panel of judges that will include: Mark Leaver CIKTN Theme Champion for Globalisation John Cass CIKTN Director Steve Williams UKTI
Ts and Cs Companies must have working products, services or technology. The judges will be looking for a company that is creating new ways to market through mobile in a creative and innovative way. This is not just about theory but practice. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The first prize is a place on the UKTI Booth. No travel or accommodation costs or other expenses are provided. There is no cash alternative to the prize. The winners are responsible for transporting and insuring any equipment/products to and from MWC The runners up prizes do not include travel or accommodation or other expenses. The winners will be required to undertake PR activities in relation to the event via the CI KTN platform, e.g. blogs, tweets, video interviews to be agreed with CI KTN

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is one of the most important events in the calendar for anyone that dabbles in the mobile sector.

Aside from the thousands of mobilistas, including a large delegation from the UK, what's not to love? Mobile geekery and Barcelona in February. Part of the UK presence at the show includes a UK Pavilion to showcase the best mobile talent from this side of the Channel, backed by Creative Industries KTN and UK Trade & Investment. 

They've got together to launch a competition to give a way one place on the UKTI stand for a company to showcase their technology to the leaders of the world mobile industry.

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Help Wanted: The Ugly Truth

Help Wanted by Sam Michel

New Yorkers are known for their straight-up, tell-it-like-it-is attitude. One of the points I make during the pre-event briefings for the Digital Mission to New York, is the speed and brevity the mission companies will experience during the networking events in the Big Apple.

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New York, New York...

Manhattan Skyline

Last week saw another successful Digital Mission to New York.

We landed in JFK on Halloween and were greeted by a limo and it’s fantastic driver, Clinton, to take us to Manhattan.  Moment of glitz and glamour over, we headed to The Three Monkeys to meet up with all the companies and the UK Trade and Investment team, and generally cause havoc.  I believe everyone had a good time, and judging by some of the stories the following morning, havoc was successfully caused.

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Digital Mission Companies Waspit & RealEyes Announce New Products in New York

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Last week, Waspit Ltd and Realeyes Data Services, both companies that joined us on the Digital Mission to New York, managed to find time to announce new launches at ad:tech  NYC 2010, despite a full weeks schedule and their own meetings!

Waspit Ltd launched their new contactless payment system, "BuzzPay" and Realeyes Data Services launched the second generation of their Adgagement eye-tracking service.

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In New York Next Week? Meet the Digital Mission NYC

Digital Mission to NYC 2010 Badges

It's almost time. Business cards are being discovered at the back of stationery cupboards, bags are being packed, presentations are being honed, dry-cleaning is being collected (actually, that reminds me...)

This weekend representatives of the 19 companies selected for this year's Digital Mission to New York will be heading across the pond for a packed week taking understand the US market, networking, briefings, meetings and more.

If you find yourself in New York next week - OK, so it's not likely you've dozed off on another flight and ended up there, you probably know already - the Digital Mission group will be out and about at various events. Why not swing by and say hello:

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Pitchoutwater Meetup

This event features a combined British / Down Under Invasion theme with 2 or 3 firms from the UK and one each from Australia and New Zealand To keep order we should probably ban all talk of rugby and cricket. We also have a firm from Denmark to mix things up a bit.

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Date: 4 November 2010
Location: Hive at 55, US

Digital Mission to New York 2010: Announcing The Companies

Digital Mission to New York 2010

19 of the UK’s top digital companies have been selected in a fiercely competitive process to join the third Digital Mission to New York from 1st-5th November 2010, forging new business and showcasing British digital talent.

UK Trade & InvestmentOrganised by Chinwag and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the Digital Mission to New York provides the ideal platform for the companies attending to make business connections, build international profile, understand the US market and discover the practicalities of setting up shop in the US.

The Digital Mission companies are:

A full list of companies with descriptions and contact details is available on the Digital Mission website: http://digital-mission.org/nyc10-companies

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