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"The third annual Shorty Awards on March 28 recognized the \"best producers of real-time content\" not only on Twitter but also on Tumblr, Foursquare and Facebook. \nThe show was hosted by The Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi, with presenters such as actor Kiefer Sutherland, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and comedians Jim Gaffigan, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.\n\u201CIt has grown tremendously,\u201D said Greg Galant, the co-founder of the Shorty Awards. \"I think this is a sign that the medium has finally evolved to that point that it can really affect culture and really affect the world.\u201D\nRecipients of Shorty Awards said it felt great to get some real-world credit for their online activities.\n\u201CIt was definitely cool to take something physical away from this virtual space,\u201D said comedian Baratunde Thurston, who won the Shorty Award for being the \"Foursquare Mayor of the Year.\" \nWatch the video for more about the Shorty Awards."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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