Below are 500 of the top nominated individuals, tools, and organizations (in no particular order) -- each selected by you, our readers. Add your voice to this list by nominating your favorites at mashable.com/owa. Nominations will remain open until 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, November 15th.
Brand/Startup/Company/Agency
Best Brand Use of Facebook
- The Children's Place
- Newegg.com
- Comcast4College
- Dogs Trust
- Zynga
- Playfish
- Pet Society
- Bigzig Connect
- Facebuko
- Mousehunt
Best Brand Use of YouTube
- TotallyTrucked
- Coldwell Banker
- Shane Dawson
- Internet Killed Television
- Smosh
- YTwatchdog
- The Hardy Show
- SHAYTARDS
- BooneOakley
- Open University
Best Brand Use of Twitter
- @TrueBloodHBO
- Crayola Creativitycast
- @NHLBlackhawks
- @LiveLifeSolid
- @Philips_vs
- @140hours
- #socialmedia
- @Smartcares
- @Digsby
- @KiWeets
Best Corporate Blog
- Playstation Blog
- Grown Up Thinking by Mr Youth
- uTest
- OkTrends
- SoGoPro
- ArcelorMittal: The Inside Story
- Precision Time
- Picnik Blog
- Kikikannibal
- Milford Equity Living NYC
Best Non-Profit Use of Social Media
- Spirit Jump
- Alex's Lemonade
- A Billion for A Billion
- Frougal Dougal
- Lupus Foundation of America
- PETA
- Voices of Survivors
- Sports Grants Foundation
- Space Tweep Society
- Thank A Soldier
Social Media Ad Campaign
- Grasshopper 5,000
- Comcast4College
- MadMenYourself
- People's Choice Awards on MySpace
- Sarah Ezekiel
- Hallow-Dega
- Fiesta Movement
- Exploiting Chaos
- Flowersophy
- #BeatCancer
Social Media Agency
- Mr Youth
- Pixelfarm
- Jam
- TheKBuzz
- Rocket XL
- SocialMedia8
- Synhergy Entertainment
- 360i
- Room 214
- Rockfish Interactive
Social Media Gadget
- Digsby
- AddThis
- ShareThis
- AddToAny
- Property-Bee
- Wetoku
- Tigerbow
- SocialGo
- Yoono
- WiseStamp
Twitter
Best News Source to Follow
- @BreakingNews
- @Statesman
- Tweetepedia
- @CNN
- @ivetesangalo
- @TheFeed
- @Causecast
- @TheOnion
- @FingertipNews
- TweetPortal
Funniest Tweet
- @Shitmydadsays
- @Serafinowicz
- @Ivetesangalo
- @JonathanRKnight
- @ricky_martin
- @BlakeShelton
- @Dougiemcfly
- @tommcfly
- @kpereira
- @phillisdorris
Tweet of the Year
- "This is history." @BarackObama
- "From orbit: Launch was awesome!! I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun!" @Astro_Mike
- "#Firefox reached 1000 million downloads on 2009-07-31 15:00 UTC." @FirefoxTweets
- "http://twitpic.com/135xa - There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy." @Jkrums/ Twitpic
- "I #BlameDrewsCancer for asking @sarahcooley to marry me on Twitter...and for the impending parental smackdown for doing so." @Drew
- MonaTweeta II [Flickr]
- "Whoever started the RIP Kanye West hoax...Imma let you finish, but Balloon Boy had the best hoax of all time." Unattributed
- "29/08: nothing is completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." @Paulocoelho
- "The dog don't like you planting stuff there. It's his backyard. If you're the only one who shits in something, you own it. Remember that." @Shitmydadsays
- "I'm not a blogger--I just tweet a lot." @Jshirk
Most Interesting Twitter User to Follow
- @Ivetesangalo
- @KitchenBitch
- @PauloCoelho
- @DerrenBrown
- @MaureenJohnson
- @Tornadoliese
- @Donniewahlberg
- @Shitmydadsays
- @StephenFry
- @Alyssa_Milano
Twitter User of the Year
- @SookieBonTemps
- @Mpaynknoper
- @Ivetesangalo
- @Realwbonner
- @Alyssa_Milano
- @Collective_Soul
- @Donniewahlberg
- @StephenFry
- @Tommcfly
- @Tornadoliese
Best Twitter App
- Favotter
- TweetDeck
- Power Twitter
- Tweetie
- Digsby
- Favstar.fm
- Seesmic
- Brizzly
- Echofon
- Twitter Karma
Facebook
Best Facebook App
- Mousehunt
- Ghost Trappers
- FarmVille
- PackRat
- Pet Society
- Battle Stations
- Eyesores
- Mafia Wars
- Restaurant City
- Fish Wrangler
Best Facebook Game
- Pet Society
- Ghost Trappers
- Mousehunt
- PackRat
- Battle Stations
- Restaurant City
- Mafia Wars
- Fish Wrangler
- Cafe World
- Farmville
Best Facebook Fan Page
- Twilight
- True Blood
- Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
- Paulo Coelho
- Sugarland
- The Office
- Girls Guide To
- Newegg
- Pooflinger's Mousehunt Tools
- Everything is Rent
Most Creative Use of Facebook Connect
- Girls Guide To
- Startlike
- OCBC Cycle Singapore
- JibJab
- OrgSync
- Digsby
- Test Tube Telly
- Gaia Online
- Pet Society
- The Gamers Force
Photo & Video
Best YouTube Channel or Personality
- MattG124
- Vlogbrothers
- LoraandLayton
- Shane Dawson
- Shaytards
- Charles Trippy
- Sxephil
- Jeff Takeover
- Community Channel
- xxxjoelpolexxx
Funniest YouTube Channel
- Smosh
- LoadingReadyRun
- ShaneDawsonTV
- SHAYTARDS
- Nigahiga
- Friday Night Cranks
- Community Channel
- CardGamesFTW
- Internet Killed Television
- YTwatchdog
YouTube Video of the Year
- Iran, Tehran: wounded girl dying in front of camera, Her name was Neda (Warning: very graphic)
- The Secret of the Sauce
- A Very Potter Musical
- The Guild - Do You Want to Date My Avatar?
- Carl Sagan - 'A Glorious Dawn' ft Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed)
- The Bag Heads: Quest for the Milk
- Knees Up Mother Brown
- CTFxC: Surprise Marriage Proposal In Spain! (10.4.09 - Day 157)
- Behind the Scenes: Mid-Autumn Romance @ Chelsea Mansion
- Bounce
Best Online Video Web Series
- Internet Killed Television
- Nostalgia Critic
- The Guild
- YTwatchdog
- The Philip DeFranco Show
- SHAYTARDS
- Totally Rad Show
- Angry Video Game Nerd
- The Joker Blogs
- Anyone But Me
Best Flickr Photographer
- Shadi Eideh
- Heychrissmith
- Chanelle Richardson
- Nickpickles
- Mmitchelldaviss
- Stefjosimovska
- Khosey1
- Stuckincustoms
- AHockley
- JaredEarle
Flickr Photo of the Year
- Mesmerized
- Highspeed Water
- The Canine of Rhodes
- One Sad Puppy
- Limitado
- President Barack Obama speaks with a foreign leader in the Oval Office on his first day in office 1/21/09
- Men Repairing Fishing Boat, Zanzibar
- Trent Reznor
- Kevin Pollak challenging Darth Vader to Space Invaders
- Masificación (01) por Rodrigo de Oliveira
TwitPic of the Year
- Plane in the Hudson
- Beautiful little girl in Railton Township, SA
- Social Tattoo
- #cozytweetup
- Pepe. The mouth that swallowed the south
- Go-karting
- RnR Hall of Fame
- Puppets
- at teh cdd reelase parrty *hic*
- untitled by @christiankane01
People
Best Actor/Actress to Follow
- Tom Felton
- Alyssa Milano
- Peter Facinelli
- Stephen Fry
- Hilarie Burton
- Felicia Day
- Eliza Dushku
- Selena Gomez
- Crystal Chappell
- Nathan Fillion
Best Blogger to Follow
- Lora and Layton
- Derek Michael Sheldon
- MattG124
- Mercedes Sanchez
- Please Find This
- Faris Yakob
- Jonathan Valdez
- Perez Hilton
- Charles Trippy
- Mitzi Szereto
Best Celebrity to Follow
- Britney Spears
- Alyssa Milano
- Donnie Wahlberg
- Stephen Fry
- Peter Facinelli
- Tom Felton
- Tom Fletcher
- Olivia Munn
- Crystal Chappell
- Hilarie Burton
Best Musical Artist to Follow
- Miyavi
- Britney Spears
- Collective Soul
- David Cook
- Pepe Aguilar
- Donnie Wahlberg
- Sugarland
- BT
- John Mayer
- Ivete Sangalo
Best Social Media Maven to Follow
- Mari Smith
- Annaliese Nielsen
- Almitra
- Erin Blaskie
- Mia von Doom
- Brian Solis
- Ron Callari
- BuzzEdition
- Karen Robinovitz
- GI Wayne
Funniest Person to Follow
- Noah Antwiler/ @TheSpoonyOne
- Peter Serafinowicz/ @serafinowicz
- Justin/ @shitmydadsays
- Shane Dawson
- Maureen Johnson
- Misha Collins
- Tim Siedell/ @badbanana
- shaycarl
- Lora and Layton
- Jonathan Knight
Most Educational to Follow
- Marina Orlova/ @hotforwords
- Elizabeth Kricfalusi/ Tech for Luddites
- Alyssa Milano
- Big Cat Rescue
- Stephen Fry
- Kelly Drennan/ @ecofashionista
- Duncan Maile/ @mobilephone2003
- Paulo Coelho
- @Ringorang
- Kelly Drennan/ @ecofashionista
Most Inspiring to Follow
- Lora and Layton
- Paulo Coelho
- Hydrocephalus Association
- Drew Olanoff
- Alyssa Milano
- Donnie Wahlberg
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Rev Run
- Hilarie Burton
- BelievaBelles
Mobile
Best Location Based Mobile App:
- Gowalla
- Foursquare
- Zillow
- MomMaps
- RunKeeper
- Google Maps
- iKidNY
- GPS Assassins
- Aloqa
- layar
Best Mobile Based Twitter App
- Snaptu
- Gravity
- Tweetie
- UberTwitter
- TweetDeck
- echofon
- Twidroid
- Tweed
- m.twitstat.com
- MovaTwitter.jp
Best Mobile App
- ebuddy
- Opera Mini
- YinzCam
- Nimbuzz
- Zillow
- Mobypicture
- Evernote
- Snaptu
- Tweetie
- Gowalla
Best Mobile Game
- Ramp Champ
- Gowalla
- Peggle
- Tap Tap Revenge 3
- Doodle Jump [iTunes Link]
- Astraware Solitaire
- Pocket God [iTunes Link]
- Glyder by Glu Mobile
- Word Ace
- Geodefense
Best Social Network iPhone App
- Facebook
- WhosHere
- Tweetie
- TweetDeck
- Fring
- Vodafone Update
- echofon
- Junaio
- Twitterrific
- Whrrl
Best Mobile Music Site or App
- Pandora
- Spotify
- Last.fm
- iheartradio
- Bandsintown
- Midomi
- Slacker
- Shazam
- Blip.fm
- Lala.com
Best Mobile Travel Site or App
- TripIt
- TripAdvisor
- Kayak
- Whereivebeen.com
- DealBase
- OnTheRoad
- Zagat to Go
- Boarding.fr
- NileGuide
- Viva Travel Guides
Media
Best Breaking News Site
- BNO News
- CNN
- BBC
- Drudge Report
- allkpop
- Twitter
- TMZ
- Fox News
- Detik.com
- Sky News
Best Local News Site
- The College Reporter
- utahtweets
- Fwix
- Didim Today
- Chatham-Kent Daily Post
- Everything Long Beach
- Street Mavens
- MyFOXAustin
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- Northumberland View
Best Online Music Label
- DFTBA Records
- G-Unit Records/ Thisis50
- TheNext2Shine
- slicethepie
- OOiZiT
- WM Recordings
- blocSonic
- PublicSpaces Lab
- enoughrecords
- Bumpertunes
Best Political News Site
- Demotix
- Tweetminster
- Huffington Post
- BBC
- politics.co.uk
- Washington Post
- Political Wire
- The Young Turks
- Politico
- Stuartking.net/blog
Best Site for Publishers
- HubPages
- PitchEngine
- Global for me
- Squidoo
- DevHub
- You Scoop It
- BestThinking
- BuySellAds
- Newgrounds
- uCoz
Best Local Blog
- fusildechispas.com
- Let's Adopt
- The Lichfield Blog
- BeChicMag
- Style Quotient
- LA Snark
- A View From An Ad Guy
- Sunday Morning Soliloquy
- Duke City Fix
- Three Day Rule
Best Online Magazine
- Bike EXIF
- ArchDaily
- The Escapist
- Generation C Magazine
- Obvious Magazine
- Resolution Magazine
- The Neave
- LadyLUX
- Dazed Digital
- Autostraddle
Best Online Newspaper
- The Guardian
- The New York Times
- MeeHive
- The Twitter Tim.es
- Huffington Post
- New Europe
- The Onion
- Herald de Paris
- ionline.pt
- Toledo Blade
Best Site for Journalists
- HARO
- IJNet
- News University
- Gameleon
- Overheard in the Newsroom
- Journalism.co.uk
- Global Radio News
- Trendsmap
- Columbia Journalism Review
- Demotix
Best TV Network Online
- blip.tv
- Hulu
- MomTV
- BBC
- G4tv
- ComputerTV
- Travel Channel
- NBC
- Syfy
- ReadersEntertainment.TV
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