It’s been a whole year since my last Shorty Awards campaign. Here I am again, but everything has changed! The Apps category is no more so I’m championing an entirely new category… #Innovation.

Last year I reached the final and headed to New York only to miss out on the night. You think the Oscars are competitive, the Shorties are even more cutthroat!

This time, I’d love your votes in a category that will only exist if we work together. There isn’t currently an Innovation category but if I receive enough votes, it’s possible the Real-Time Academy will make it official.

There's no 'I' in Shorty Awards but it is all about the individual. Having said that, the cutting-edge innovation only happens thanks to the brilliant Brandwidth team.

Here’s the link to take you directly to the voting screen, just double check the drop-down box shows ‘Other’ and the text contains the hashtag #Innovation (plus your reason for voting for me of course). We can do this!

Add your vote! < THIS IS THE REALLY IMPORTANT LINK TO VOTE

If you need more convincing, here’s the campaign video featuring Brandwidth’s Star Wars Scene Maker app for Lucasfilm, the incredible Maleficent multi-touch book for Disney, the Bernhoft Islander HD music app, my TEDx Athens 4D app experience and my Oculus Rift Light Saber battle with Apptain America at Silicon Beach.

Oh, and Olivia and Hattie in their own virtual worlds…

To add even more depth, here’s the summary of my Shorty Awards Interview and my thoughts following defeat in New York last year.

Thanks!

It's hard to believe a whole year has passed since my last US coast-to-coast WWDC week. A lot has happened in that time, much of it as a result of that week. America feels like my second home now so you can't beat the adrenaline rush of 6 big towns in 6 big days (June 9-16) – San Francisco, Cupertino, Mountain View, Los Angeles, Washington and New York.

Last year Apptain America and the 'Avengers Dis-assemble' poster took centre stage. This year it's the turn of The Phone Ranger.

There are a few familiar faces starring in this production. See if you can spot Chris McVeigh, Dan Franklin, Apptain America, Sam Missingham, Eric Huang, Charles Catton, Alastair Horne, Nikki Bedi and taking centre stage, Mark Staufer and er, me.

Hi-Yo Silver and all that...