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Founded in September 2003 by Sarah McVittie and Thomas Roberts, the service employs research experts, known as &Icirc;Texperts&acirc; to provide tailored ansers to all questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judges&rsquo; comments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a simple, innovative service built on sound technology. 82ASK cleverly combines and uses two emerging technologies to provide a useful service to customers. There is also clearly a demand for a mobile search service. This demand is driven by changes to consumer behaviour which mean we want useful information on demand. The service has been growing at an average of 28% per month since launch and clearly has potential for future growth. They are currently pursuing partnerships with major media and Directory enquiry groups. 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