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"Mashable, in partnership with MOTOBLUR, is proud to announce the 3rd Annual Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition. The 2009 Open Web Awards is our international online voting competition that covers major innovations in web technology and social media. This year, we've extended the length of the voting period by one month and added more categories to encapsulate the evolution of social media over the past year. There are 50 categories to choose from and nominations are now officially open at OpenWebAwards.com.\nWho was the best social media maven to follow in 2009?  Which is the funniest YouTube channel of the year?  What's the best Twitter app?  Who has the best Facebook Fan Page?  Which mobile app made you app-happy in 2009?  You tell us!\nHow to Place Your Nominations\nThis year, Mashable has created a unique and social voting platform for the Open Web Awards. Submitting your nomination requires 4 easy steps: \n\nStep 1: Visit OpenWebAwards.com\nStep 2: Log in via Facebook or Twitter\nStep 3: Choose a Category and Nominee\nStep 4: Submit Your Nomination and Repeat (for other categories)*You may nominate/vote in all categories once per day\n\nThe nominations period will last until midnight of November 15th and we are allowing you to nominate in each category once per day. The top 5 nominees in each category will then move on to the final voting round which will begin on November 18th and end on December 13th. Winners will be announced on December 15th.\n\n\n\n\nThe Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition Categories\nPeople:Best Blogger to FollowBest Social Media Maven to FollowBest Celebrity to FollowMost Inspiring to FollowMost Educational to FollowFunniest Person to FollowBest Musical Artist to FollowBest Actor/Actress to Follow Brand/Startup/Company/Agency:Social Media Ad CampaignSocial Media GadgetBest Brand Use of YouTubeSocial Media AgencyBest Brand Use of TwitterBest Brand Use of FacebookBest Corporate BlogBest Non-Profit Use of Social Media Facebook Specific:Best Facebook Fan PageBest Facebook AppBest Facebook GameMost Creative Use of Facebook Connect Twitter Specific:Most Interesting Twitter User to FollowTwitter User of the YearTweet of the YearFunniest TweetBest News Source to followBest Twitter App Mobile:Best iPhone AppBest Social Network iPhone AppBest iPhone GameBest Location Based Mobile AppBest Mobile Based Twitter AppBest Music Site or AppBest Travel Site or App Photos and Videos:TwitPic of the YearFlickr Photo of the YearBest Flickr PhotographerYouTube Video of the YearBest Online Video Web SeriesBest YouTube Channel or PersonalityFunniest YouTube Channel\nMedia:Best Online NewspaperBest Political News SiteBest Breaking News SiteBest Local News SiteBest Local BlogBest TV Network OnlineBest Online MagazineBest Site for JournalistsBest Site for PublishersBest Online Music Label\nPast Open Web Awards\nThe first Open Web Awards in 2007 achieved over 250,000 votes and more than 20 million page views combined between Mashable and our 50 international blog partners. Open Web Awards 2007 Winners\nThe second Open Web Awards in 2008, which included over 26 categories, saw over 100 Blog Partners (from 25 countries and written in 10 different languages), 50,000 total nominations, 80,000 total votes in the first round, and 90,000 votes in the final round. Open Web Awards 2008 Winners\nThanks to our Partner: MOTOBLUR\nMOTOBLUR from Motorola was built expressly for the way people communicate today. It's the only service that automatically delivers and organizes your conversations, contacts and content from all your favorite sites and sources in easy-to-manage streams. Whether it's Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, text messages, Gmail or work e-mail, MOTOBLUR keeps track of it all and serves it up on a customizable home screen and integrates it through the phone. Plus, with MOTOBLUR you have peace of mind, because all of your info is backed up and secure. Discover MOTOBLUR on Motorola CLIQ available at T-Mobile. It's time to spend less time managing life and more time living it."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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