What a list there is for the 2008 IIA Net Visionary Awards! Personally I'm delighted to see so many bloggers and supporters of the blogging and internet community getting a nod of recognition for their work.
Some of the many categories include:
Best Business Blogger
- Deborah Hadley: Spicendipity
- Karl Deeter: Irish Mortgage Brokers
- Michele Neylon: Blacknight Internet Solutions Blog
- Pat Phelan: Pat Phelan Dot Net
Best Business Podcaster
- Alex Gibson: Dublin City FM
- Aoife Mahon : RaboDirect
- Krishna De: One Ocean Group
- Mike Kelly: www.mikekellytv.com
Best Online Business Use of Irish
- Conn Ó Muineacháin: Edgecast Media for AnLionra.net
- Niall O'Driscoll: Lisbon Treaty Website
- Rónán Ó Caollaí: Gravitate for Gaelport.com
- Tom Fitzgerald: Bárd na nGleann for Litríocht.com
Best Online Financial Service
- Brendan Hughes: FBD
- Geoff Boyle: 123.ie
- Gerry Carron: Hibernian.ie
- Martin O’Leary: RaboDirect
Best Use of Social Media
- Marcus Mac Innes: Pix.ie
- Paul McAvinchey: YABOYA for Diddlyi
- Ronan Higgins: Locle
- Vincent Donnelly: Ten Percent Media for Movies.ie
- Bernie Goldbach: Thought Leader, and also teacher at Tipperary Institute
- Ciaran McCormack: FIS BookClub
- Paul Whelan: Lichens.ie
- Siobhán O'Connor: Schools Online Together Programme
Innovation Award
- Kieron Guilfoyle: 3V Transactions Services
- Niall Devine: MyCharity.ie
- Paul Walsh: Segala.com
- Ronan Farren: Brandmail Solutions
Journalist Award
- Deirdre McArdle: ElectricNews.net
- Emma Kennedy : Sunday Business Post
- Marie Boran: Silicon Republic
- Niall Kitson: PC Live
Mobile Internet Innovation
- Ciaran Bradley: Sentry Wireless
- David Barrett: AntiDis - iPhone Train Timetable
- Johnny Beirne: Downloadmusic.ie
- Pat Phelan: Twitterfone.com
Internet Marketer
- Andrew Jenkinson: vStream Digital Media
- Jennifer Curtin: Newsweaver
- Michele Neylon: Blacknight Solutions
- Mick Dillon: CarsIreland.ie
Internet Entrepreneur
- David Lenahan: polldaddy.com
- Derek Quinn: MovieExtras.ie
- Kieron Guilfoyle: 3V Transactions Services
- Michele Neylon: Blacknight
Congrats one and all. Now what you can do please is head on over to the IIA website to vote. Every vote counts, and all that stuff!
