Over 100 Blog Partners have helped make this the biggest Open Web Awards to date with 50,000 total nominations, 80,000 total votes in the first round, and 90,000 votes in the final round. Our blog partners come from 25 countries and are written in 10 different languages.
There were two sections in the Open Web Awards: the People’s Choice and the Blogger’s Choice. The Blogger's Choice winners, announced last week, surfaced upcoming new sites in every category; the People's Choice winners are equally diverse. We present them below.
This year's winners will be receiving the Open Web Award, thanks to Zazzle, just in time to celebrate the holiday season.
People's Choice Winners
Mainstream & Large Scale Social Networks
Winner: Netlog
Runner-up: Platinum Lounge
Embeddable Widgets
Winner: Qoof
Runner-up: Sprout
Blog Plugins
Winner: ShareThis
Runner-up: AddThis
Social News
Winner: Help a Reporter Out
Runner-up: Hubdub
Social Networking Applications
Winner: Artition
Runner-up: Digsby
Social Bookmarking
Winner: Diigo
Runner-up: ShareThis
Search & Social Search
Winner: Scour
Runner-up: Artiklz
Sports & Fitness
Winner: Gyminee
Runner-up: FitFiend
Photo Sharing
Winner: ipernity
Runner-up: TinyPic
Video Sharing
Winner: ffwd
Runner-up: YouTube
Start Pages
Winner: Google
Runner-up: iGoogle
Places & Events
Winner: Doodle
Runner-up: Muchmor
Travel
Winner: SpottedByLocals
Runner-up: GeckoGo
Music
Winner: Noisetrade
Runner-up: Last.fm
Social Shopping
Winner: Pikaba
Runner-up: A Full Cup
Fashion
Winner: Coolspotters
Runner-up: Polyvore
Celebrity & Gossip
Winner: Oh No They Didn't
Runner-up: BollyScoops
Mobile Applications
Winner: Evernote
Runner-up: MocoSpace
Dating & Romance
Winner: Zoosk
Runner-up: DateHookup
Wiki
Winner: Encyclopedia Dramatica
Runner-up: WikiHow
Politics
Winner: Politics4All
Runner-up: CreateDebate
How-to
Winner: A Full Cup
Runner-up: College Cram
Environmental
Winner: Ecomii
Runner-up: Gazelle
Non-Profit Causes
Winner: Stop Political Calls
Runner-up: SocialVibe
Online Games
Winner: Playfish
Runner-up: Power Pets
Niche Social Networks
Winner: The Star Tracker
Runner-up: Wadja
Congratulations!
Congratulations! Now it's time to boast your win! When you receive your award, feel free to proudly display it. In the meantime, feel free to grab one of these graphics and place it on your site:
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