Mashable is proud to announce the winners of the 3rd annual Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition! The Open Web Awards is our international online voting competition that covers major innovations in web technology and achievements in Social Media. Previous winners include Facebook, Pandora, iGoogle, Google Maps, Digg, Mahalo, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, ShareThis and Evernote.
This year, we received over 440,000 nominations with over 70,000 nominees and over 780,000 final votes. Readers voted in 50 categories including new themes to reflect the evolution of web culture since 2008.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the Open Web Awards - you're now on our radar and we'll be tracking your progress throughout 2010. Winners are welcome to use the badge provided below and to include Mashable and Open Web Awards on your website and in any marketing or press materials -- if you'd like a quote for a press release, please contact us.
Open Web Awards Winners List 2009
Without further ado, the following 50 winners join the ranks of the Open Web Awards victors:
Brand/Startup/Company/Agency
Best Brand Use of Facebook: Pet Society
Best Brand Use of Twitter: @nhlblackhawks
Best Brand Use of YouTube: Internet Killed Television
Best Corporate Blog: PlayStation.Blog
Best Non-Profit Use of Social Media: Thank a Soldier
Social Media Ad Campaign: Sarah Ezekiel
Social Media Agency: @mryouthagency
Social Media Gadget: WiseStamp
Facebook Specific
Best Facebook App: Fish Wrangler
Best Facebook Fan Page: Big Prize Giveaways
Best Facebook Game: Fish Wrangler
Most Creative Use of Facebook Connect: Pet Society
Media
Best Breaking News Site: AllKPop
Best Local Blog: Manhattan User's Guide
Best Local News Site: UtahTweets.com
Best Online Magazine: EscapistMagazine.com
Best Online Music Label: DFTBA Records
Best Online Newspaper: The New York Times
Best Political News Site: The Young Turks
Best Site for Journalists: Overheard in the Newsroom
Best Site for Publishers: uCoz
Best TV Network Online: Hulu
Mobile
Best Location Based Mobile App: RunKeeper
Best Mobile App: eBuddy
Best Mobile Based Twitter App: movatwitter.jp
Best Mobile Game: Tap Tap Revenge
Best Mobile Music Site or App: Pandora
Best Mobile Travel Site or App: V!VA Travel Guides
Best Mobile Social Network App: Facebook
People
Best Actor/Actress to Follow: Tom Felton
Best Blogger to Follow: World As I Der See It!
Best Celebrity to Follow: @ivetesangalo
Best Musical Artist to Follow: @ivetesangalo
Best Social Media Maven to Follow: @BuzzEdition
Funniest Person to Follow: The Spoony One
Most Educational to Follow: Eliseo Soriano
Most Inspiring to Follow: LoraAndLayton
Photos and Videos
Best Flickr Photographer: Dustin Diaz - http://www.flickr.com/photos/polvero/
Best Online Video Web Series: Angry Video Game Nerd
Best YouTube Channel or Personality: shaytards
Flickr Photo of the Year: Highspeed Water
Funniest YouTube Channel: CardGamesFTW
TwitPic of the Year: @andyskib - http://twitpic.com/i0q2a
YouTube Video of the Year: Surprise Marriage Proposal in Spain!
Twitter Specific
Best News Source to Follow: @CNN
Best Twitter App: Hootsuite
Funniest Tweet: @shitmydadsays
Most Interesting Twitter User to Follow: @maureenjohnson
Tweet of the Year: "This is history." - @BarackObama
Twitter User of the Year: @ivetesangalo
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