The nomination 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 nominate your favorites of the web!
This year's Mashable Awards marks the fifth consecutive year we've been celebrating the best of the best in social media, tech, business and entertainment. As always, we've opened up the nomination process to you, our readers. The process is wide open; you can nominate any organization, person, brand or otherwise to win any of the 28 categories.
Have a few Mashable Award-worthy candidates in mind? All you need is a Facebook or Twitter account. Visit our awards page, sign in with one of those services, and get nominating. You can nominate 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, Nov. 18.
Once we've heard from you, Mashable editors will get to work, selecting seven finalists for each category from the submissions with the most nominations. That means you should send us your nominations every day until the window closes, because each day's vote will be added to your favorite candidate's total.
We'll pick the finalists and post them Monday, Nov. 21, when voting will be opened to the public.
How To Nominate
It couldn't be easier to nominate your favorite digital startups, companies and personalities for a Mashable Award. As in years past, Mashable has created a unique social voting platform for the Mashable Awards. You can submit your nomination in four easy steps:
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Remember, you may nominate once per day in each category.
The Categories
Social Media
Best Social Network
Up-and-Coming Social Media Service
Must-Follow Actor or Actress on Social Media
Must-Follow Musician or Band on Social Media
Must-Follow Athlete on Social Media
Must-Follow Media Personality on Social Media
Must-Follow Business Personality on Social Media
Must-Follow Non-Profit on Social Media
Must-Follow Politician on Social Media
Tech
Best Smartphone
Best Mobile Game
Most Useful Mobile App
Most Innovative Mobile App
Most Useful Tablet-Based App
Best New Gadget
Business
Viral Campaign of the Year
Most Innovative Use of Social Media for Marketing
Must-Follow Brand on Social Media
Best Branded Mobile App
Best Social Good Cause Campaign
Most Digital Company of the Year
Breakout Startup of the Year
Entertainment
Game of the Year
Viral Video of the Year
Best Music Service or App
Best Online Video Streaming Service or App
Most Social TV Show
Best Social Movie Campaign
The Winners
Award winners will be announced on Mashable on Monday, Dec. 19. Following the competition, we'll celebrate our winners at MashBash CES on Jan. 11, 2012, at the 2012 International CES convention at 1OAK, the hot new nightclub at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.
The 2011 Mashable Awards Are Presented by Buddy Media
