Ars Electronica Festival · 2001

ImaHima

by Neeraj Jhanji

🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 2001

Neeraj Jhanji's “ImaHima” was honoured with an Award of Distinction at the Prix Ars Electronica 2001, category Net Based Art.

"ImaHima" is a location-specific application for the Japanese I-Mode standard, which makes the principle of newsgroups mobile and displays to the user people with the same interest and friends nearby on his mobile phone. ImaHima, Inc.

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About Neeraj Jhanji

Neeraj Jhanji (RI), aged 29, first conceived the need for location-based mobile group messaging services in March ’99. Before founding imaHima in December 1999,Neeraj worked as a Senior Consultant in E-commerce strategy for Accenture in Tokyo, prior to which…

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