Today, we are pleased to launch the VNI Service Awards. This rewards program runs from March 26 to May 10, 2013. The five top finalists will share USD$10,000 in cash prizes. The VNI Service Awards is complementary to our VNI Service Adoption research. This work forecasts global trends in how users are adopting 27 residential, business, and mobile services. It's now time to tell your story. How are you using these networking services and devices in your daily life? If you've created a service, what impact has it had on your clients?
Get Involved and Share Your Story
We are looking for stories about how you have used network services such as mobile video and gaming, video conferencing, SMS, and social networking. Whether you own a business, manage a non-profit, or involved in community services, we want to hear from you.If you are a business who develops solutions, or an individual using these services your story can help educate and inspire others. We want to hear how your creativity and resourcefulness has been used to solve problems. These solutions can have immediate impact across a variety of markets such as retail, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and banking.
Visit http://vnistories.com to shareyourstory, and get inspired by others. Answer four essay questions about how you have used these services or devices. You could be one of five winners sharing a total prize pool of$10,000. A panel of judges will select the top five entries based on qualities such as creativity, resourcefulness, impact and leadership.
Need some examples? Here are just a few innovative solutions:
Why Participate?
By posting a story on how you've developed solutions, or used these services, you will be an inspiration to others. We will also help promote your work through our social media channels. This will increase your visibility, and potentially generate more business. It will also increase conversations around the impact of Internet services and benefits of increased connectivity. We encourage you to comment, vote and share other posted stories. Each week we will post new videos to inspire and get you thinking about what's possible.
Where is the Growth Coming From?
Big numbers are quick attention grabbers, and easy to quote, but what is the real impact? What does it mean to the local communities and businesses living it day by day? The VNI Service Awards program will attempt to connect the forecasts from the VNI Service Adoption research to the people actually using the services in their daily lives.
Your story submissions will provide proof points to help us answer questions such as: