Mashable's 3rd Annual Open Web Awards
Mashable is proud to announce the winners of the 3rd annual Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition! The Open Web Awards is our international online voting competition that covers major innovations in web technology and achievements in Social Media. Previous winners include Facebook, Pandora, iGoogle, Google Maps, Digg, Mahalo, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, ShareThis and Evernote.
This year, we received over 440,000 nominations with over 70,000 nominees and over 780,000 final votes. Readers voted in 50 categories including new themes to reflect the evolution of web culture since 2008.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the Open Web Awards - you're now on our radar and we'll be tracking your progress throughout 2010. Winners are welcome to use the badge provided below and to include Mashable and Open Web Awards on your website and in any marketing or press materials -- if you'd like a quote for a press release, please contact us.
Open Web Awards Winners List 2009
Without further ado, the following 50 winners join the ranks of the Open Web Awards victors:
Brand/Startup/Company/Agency
- Best Brand Use of Facebook: Pet Society
- Best Brand Use of Twitter: @nhlblackhawks
- Best Brand Use of YouTube: Internet Killed Television
- Best Corporate Blog: PlayStation.Blog
- Best Non-Profit Use of Social Media: Thank a Soldier
- Social Media Ad Campaign: Sarah Ezekiel
- Social Media Agency: @mryouthagency
- Social Media Gadget: WiseStamp
Facebook Specific
- Best Facebook App: Fish Wrangler
- Best Facebook Fan Page: Big Prize Giveaways
- Best Facebook Game: Fish Wrangler
- Most Creative Use of Facebook Connect: Pet Society
Media
- Best Breaking News Site: AllKPop
- Best Local Blog: Manhattan User's Guide
- Best Local News Site: UtahTweets.com
- Best Online Magazine: EscapistMagazine.com
- Best Online Music Label: DFTBA Records
- Best Online Newspaper: The New York Times
- Best Political News Site: The Young Turks
- Best Site for Journalists: Overheard in the Newsroom
- Best Site for Publishers: uCoz
- Best TV Network Online: Hulu
Mobile
- Best Location Based Mobile App: RunKeeper
- Best Mobile App: eBuddy
- Best Mobile Based Twitter App: movatwitter.jp
- Best Mobile Game: Tap Tap Revenge
- Best Mobile Music Site or App: Pandora
- Best Mobile Travel Site or App: V!VA Travel Guides
- Best Mobile Social Network App: Facebook
People
- Best Actor/Actress to Follow: Tom Felton
- Best Blogger to Follow: World As I Der See It!
- Best Celebrity to Follow: @ivetesangalo
- Best Musical Artist to Follow: @ivetesangalo
- Best Social Media Maven to Follow: @BuzzEdition
- Funniest Person to Follow: The Spoony One
- Most Educational to Follow: Eliseo Soriano
- Most Inspiring to Follow: LoraAndLayton
Photos and Videos
- Best Flickr Photographer: Dustin Diaz - http://www.flickr.com/photos/polvero/
- Best Online Video Web Series: Angry Video Game Nerd
- Best YouTube Channel or Personality: shaytards
- Flickr Photo of the Year: Highspeed Water
- Funniest YouTube Channel: CardGamesFTW
- TwitPic of the Year: @andyskib - http://twitpic.com/i0q2a
- YouTube Video of the Year: Surprise Marriage Proposal in Spain!
Twitter Specific
- Best News Source to Follow: @CNN
- Best Twitter App: Hootsuite
- Funniest Tweet: @shitmydadsays
- Most Interesting Twitter User to Follow: @maureenjohnson
- Tweet of the Year: "This is history." - @BarackObama
- Twitter User of the Year: @ivetesangalo
Winner's Badge: Celebrate Your Win!
Winners are welcome to use the Winner's Badge (left) on their websites, optionally linking to Mashable.com/OWA, where the winners listing will reside for the next year.
We remind you that Mashable staff are available to provide quotes and commentary for press releases and marketing materials - you can get in touch using contact [at] mashable.com.
Once again, congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
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