The voting period for the 2011 Mashable Awards, a celebration of the most outstanding digital presences and projects, is quickly drawing to a close. You only have three days left to vote for your favorites of the web!
This marks the fifth consecutive year we've been celebrating the best of the best in social media, tech, business and entertainment. After our initial open nomination process, the Mashable team determined seven finalists for each category from the submissions with the most nominations. Each of the finalists are now in fierce competition for the award in their respective categories.
Ready to vote? All you need is a Facebook or Twitter account. Visit our awards page, sign in with one of those services, and cast your ballot. You can vote once per category per day, which means you can send us 28 of your picks each day until the process closes at 11:59 p.m. E.T. on Friday, Dec. 16.
We'll tally the votes then announce the winners on Dec. 19. All of our Mashable Awards winners will be honored at MashBash CES Jan. 11, 2012, during the 2012 International CES convention at 1OAK, the hot new nightclub at the Mirage hotel in Las Vegas.
All our finalists are listed below.
Social Media
Best Social Network
This category honors the readers' choice for the best social network.
Badoo
Diaspora*
Google+
Tumblr
Livejournal
Up-and-Coming Social Media Service
This category honors the readers' choice for the social media service that is currently experiencing major growth but has not yet received massive mainstream attention. Services nominated for this category are not necessarily full-fledged social networks but must include social media as a core feature.
Crowdtap
Empire Avenue
Banjo
Trakt
Chime.in
Summify
Paper.li
Must-Follow Actor or Actress on Social Media
This category honors the readers' choice for the actor or actress who best uses Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
Ashley Tisdale
David Boreanaz
Alyssa Milano
Sophia Bush
Misha Collins
Maite Perroni
Must-Follow Musician or Band on Social Media
This category honors the readers' choice for the musician or band that best uses Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites.
Super Junior
Girls’ Generation
Adam Lambert
Ricky Martin
Kris Allen
Snoop Dogg
Lady Gaga
Must-Follow Athlete on Social Media
This category honors the readers' choice for the athlete who best uses Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites.
Rafael Nadal
Yuna Kim
CM Punk
Johnny Weir
Shannon McIntosh
Zack Ryder
John Cena
Must-Follow Media Personality on Social Media
This category honors the readers' choice for the journalist, author or TV news anchor who best uses Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites.
Andy Cohen
Anderson Cooper
Ellen DeGeneres
Jimmy Fallon
Rachel Maddow
Salman Rushdie
Brian Stelter
Must-Follow Business Personality on Social Media
This category honors the readers' choice for the business personality or executive who best uses Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites.
Dave Kerpen
John Heald
Clara Shih
Sonny Ganguly
Avi Savar
Bill Gates
Kathy Ireland
Must-Follow Non-Profit on Social Media
This category honors the readers' choice for the non-profit organization that most deserves to be followed on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites.
The Trevor Project
Teach for America
HRC
GLAAD
Joyful Heart Foundation
One Campaign
Fuck Cancer
Must-Follow Politician on Social Media
This category honors the readers' choice for the politician who best uses Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites.
Barack Obama
Cory Booker
Ron Paul
Buddy Roemer
Bernie Sanders
Herman Cain
Narendra Modi
Tech
Best Smartphone
This category honors the readers' choice for the best current-generation smartphone model.
iPhone 4S
Samsung Galaxy SII
HTC Thunderbolt
HTC Sensation
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Prime
BlackBerry Bold 9900
Motorola Droid Razr
Best Mobile Game
This category honors the readers' choice for the best game designed for play on either a smartphone or tablet.
Super Junior Shake
Angry Birds
Parallel Kingdom
The Adventures of Timmy: Run Kitty Run
Cut the Rope
Pocket Legends
Cows vs Aliens
Most Useful Mobile App
This category honors the readers' choice for the most useful app designed for use on either a smartphone or tablet.
IMO Instant Messenger
Zocdoc
eBuddy Xms
Trapster
Waze
Mobile Inspector
Wunderlist
Most Innovative Mobile App
This category honors the readers' choice for the most innovative app designed for use on either a smartphone or tablet.
TagWhat
Mobile Inspector
Shopkick
Zaarly
Vlingo
#Gravity Social Client for Symbian
Gigwalk
Most Useful Tablet-Based App
This category honors the readers' choice for the best app designed for use on a tablet.
IMO Instant Messenger
Trulia
Slideshark
Quickoffice
Tripadvisor
Houzz
Best New Gadget
This category honors the readers' choice for the best electronic gadget launched in 2011.
iPad 2
Nintendo 3DS
Sonos Play:3
Kindle Fire
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Sifteo
Logitech Fold Up Keyboard
Business
Viral Campaign of the Year
This category honors the readers' choice for their favorite viral advertising campaign launched in 2011.
Eventful.com/AlanJackson
Coca-Cola Where Will Happiness Strike Next
NoH8 Campaign
Occupy Wall Street
Old Spice
Kraft macaroni & cheese Twitter campaign
Diesel Facebook/QR Code campaign
Most Innovative Use of Social Media for Marketing
This category honors the readers' choice for the most innovative social media marketing campaign launched in 2011.
Orabrush
Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange
Tower Heist - Heist It Back
RadioShack #Kindofabigdeal
Dominos Pizza
Diesel
Coke
Must-Follow Brand on Social Media
This category honors the readers' choice for the brand that best uses Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites.
WWE
The Young Turks
Cirque Du Soleil
Sega
Carnival Cruise Lines
DKNY
CharityBuzz
Best Branded Mobile App
This category honors the readers' choice for the best mobile app created specifically by a brand for consumer use on either a smartphone or tablet.
Robbie Williams App
Super 8
Domino's Pizza USA
KRAFT iFood Assistant
Titan HTSE
GEICO BroStache
Glee by Smule
Best Social Good Cause Campaign
This category honors the readers' choice for the best use of digital or social media in a non-profit, philanthropic, cause-focused or corporate social responsibility campaign.
Be a STAR Alliance
Joplin Tornado Info
Feed it Forward by Restaurant.com
Your Man Reminder
The Trevor Project
AT&T Texting While Driving
It Gets Better
Digital Company of the Year
Editor’s Note: Originally, we had defined this category “the top traditional (non-digital) company that has excelled in the digital space in 2011.” After considering the nature of the nominations, we broadened the category to include traditional, non-digital companies as well as agencies that are heavily utilizing digital in their operations.
Progressive Insurance
WWE
Dominos Pizza
engage121
Likeable Media
Possible Worldwide
Big Fuel
Breakout Startup of the Year
This category honors the readers' choice for the top startup company in the digital space that has experienced impressive growth or mainstream attention in 2011.
Manilla
Punchtab
GetGlue
Twilio
Taskrabbit
Zaarly
Codecademy
Entertainment
Game of the Year
This category honors the readers' choice for the best game that has a social component launched in 2011.
WWE ‘12
Zombie Lane
FIFA Soccer 12
Battlefield 3
Uncharted 3
Batman Arkham City
Modern Warfare 3
Viral Video of the Year
This category honors the readers' choice for the best or most-memorable viral web video launched in 2011.
“eHarmony Video Bio” starring Debbie
“Friday” starring Rebecca Black
“Nyan Cat” starring Nyan Cat
“Mr. Simple” starring Super Junior
“Super Bass” starring Sophia Grace Brownlee
“Talking Twin Babies” starring Ren and Sam
“Webcam 101 for Seniors” starring Bruce and Esther Huffman
Best Music Service or App
This category honors the readers' choice for the best online music service or app.
Tracksfor.com
Fit Radio
Rhapsody
Spotify
Pandora
Grooveshark
Rdio
Best Online Video Streaming Service or App
This category honors the readers' choice for the best service or app for consuming streaming of commercial media and entertainment.
YouTube
Boxee
NHL Gamecenter Live
Netflix
Hulu
Vevo
HBO Go
Most Social TV Show
This category honors the readers' choice for the best broadcast or cable television show that utilizes social media in an innovative, memorable or integral way.
WWE Raw
Pretty Little Liars
MTV Roadies
Attack of the Show
Supernatural
Bones
The Glee Project
Best Social Movie Campaign
This category honors the readers' choice for the best digital media campaign for a major or independent motion picture launched in 2011.
The Muppets
Harry Potter And the Deathly Hallows
Red State
The Big Lebowski Facebook Release / Milyoni
Rise & Shine: The Jay Demerit Story
Senna
The Inside Experience
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