DUBLIN, Ireland, October 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Associated Press, MocoSpace, News International, Mobitainment and 
Zagat Survey lead the winners for best mobile Web sites

The dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG) today announced the winners of the first
ilovemobileweb Awards for excellence in mobile Web site creation. More than
50 submissions from a half-dozen countries were considered for six
categories: Social Networking, Information, Entertainment, Corporate,
Commerce and Retail, and Travel.

"The large number of excellent entries across such a diverse range of
categories and countries shows that the mobile Web is growing to fulfill its
promise as a unique channel for reaching consumers," said Michael O'Farrell,
Chairman of the MAG and co-author of Mobile Internet for Dummies. "I expect
to see next year's competition for the ilovemobileweb Awards to grow
exponentially - as will the innovations and mass number of sites delivering
made-for-mobile services for all consumers to enjoy."

The full list of ilovemobileweb Award winners includes:

Social Networking
    1st: MocoSpace with http://mocospace.mobi
    2nd: Idea Earth with http://datinghelp.mobi
    3rd: Makoye Media Ltd with http://casting.mobi

    Information
    1st: Associated Press with http://apnews.mobi
    2nd: News International with http://thesun.mobi and
    http://newsoftheworld.mobi
    3rd: Taptu.com with http://taptu.mobi

    Entertainment
    1st: News International with http://thesun.mobi and 
    http://newsoftheworld.mobi
    2nd: iLyrics with http://iLyrics.mobi
    3rd: Wapja.net with http://medalhaazul.mobi

    Corporate
    1st: News International with http://thesun.mobi and
    http://newsoftheworld.mobi
    2nd: Siruna with http://mynomadesk.mobi
    3rd: Multimedia Solutions with http://vcupgrade.mobi

    Commerce & Retail
    1st: mobitainment with http://saskoflour.mobi
    2nd: Vizisoft Networks with http://motorhomes.mobi
    3rd: Wapja.net with http://urubu.mobi

    Travel
    1st: Zagat Survey with http://zagat.mobi
    2nd: Kizoom ltd with http://kizoom.mobi
    3rd: mobiguides.com with http://canadianrockies.mobi,
    http://lakelouise.mobi, http://jasperalberta.mobi and http://canmore.mobi



The ilovemobileweb Awards were judged by an expert industry panel,
including representatives from the dotMobi Advisory Group, Informa Telecoms &
Media, Bango, and dotMobi - the company behind the .mobi internet domain. All
ilovemobileweb award submissions were created on .mobi Internet domains and
were built to industry "best practices" guidelines. The .mobi domain serves
as an industry trust mark to help consumers find content that works on all
mobile phones, regardless of handset model or operator. For more information
on the .mobi Internet domain, go to http://dotmobi.mobi.

Each category winner is scheduled to receive a delegate pass to one of
Informa Telecoms & Media's "Mobile Web" events in 2009, a MAG Observer
Membership and a "next-generation" smartphone, courtesy of dotMobi. To see
the full list of entries and category winners, go to
http://ilovemobileweb.com.

About the dotMobi Advisory Group

The dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG) is an independent, not-for-profit
industry forum with the goal of ensuring that the .mobi internet domain 
designed for helping consumers find content that works on mobile phones -- is 
operated in the best interests of the global dotMobi community and the 
Internet at large. The MAG is a global forum exploring the dotMobi technical 
style guides and best practices, domain policies and commercialization 
initiatives, providing policy advice to dotMobi the company behind the 
.mobi domain -- through its Policy Advisory Board.

The MAG enables its members to keep in touch with market trends and
understand, assess, and prioritize the needs of the mobile Internet
community. The MAG acts as a vehicle for mobile industry stakeholders to
network and to voice their opinions and ideas for the betterment of the
mobile web experience.

For more information and to join the MAG, go to http://advisorygroup.mobi.

For more information, please contact:
    Wendy Holloway, Operations Director
    dotMobi Advisory Group
    wendy.holloway@advisorygroup.mobi

    Web site: http://www.dotmobi.mobi
              http://ilovemobileweb.com