The Shorty Awards - 5th Annual Vox Populi - Honoring the best of social media

For Everyeone

These categories are free for everyone to enter, simply by tweeting a nomination. Enter one of these featured categories, or start your own Community Category.

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Arts & Culture
art
author
celebrityfashion
fashion
gifmaker
instagram
museum
photography
pinterest

Humor
comedian
fakeaccount
humor
nonhuman
weird

Business & Politics
finance
government
smallbusiness

Leisure & Recreation
food
travel

Sports & Fitness
athlete
football
futbol
socialfitness
sportsteam

Nonprofit & Activism
activism
charity
green

People
keepgoodgoing
parenting

SPECIAL CATEGORIES
Animated Gif of the Year
Real-Time Photo of the Year
Quora Answer of the Year
Foursquare Mayor of the Year
Tumblr of the Year

Countries
argentina
australia
brazil
canada
indonesia
ireland
mexico
philippines
spain
uk

Entertainment
actor
actress
band
celebrity
director
futurecelebrity
music
realitystar
singer
tvshow
webshow
youtubecomedy
youtubemusic
youtubestar

Technology
apps
gaming

News & Media
blogger
journalist
podcaster
videoblogger

Learning
bncollege
education
science

Fandom
fansite
justinbieber
onedirection

For Brands

These Shorty Industry Awards categories are open to brands and agencies, to recognize the best campaigns and social media leaders of 2012.

Gallery of Entries Enter Now

Foursquare and Location-Based
Foursquare Campaign
Location-Based Marketing
Social Media In Real Life

Apps & Platforms
Mobile App in a Campaign
Instagram Brand Presence
Pinterest Brand Presence
Tumblr Brand Presence
Branded YouTube Channel

Stuff that Moves
Best Use of Video
Animated GIFs

News & Politics
Social Media for News

Consumer
Consumer Brand
Customer Service
Auto Industry

Business
Fortune 500 Brand
Financial Services
Retail or E-Commerce

Entertainment
Celebrity Campaign
Campaign for Television
Campaign for Film
Social Media for Music
Live Television
Social Media for Fashion
Social Media for Video Games

Sports
Social Media for Sports
2012 Olympics

Agencies and Professionals
Social Media Manager
Social CEO
Small Agency
Large Agency
Mid-Sized Agency
Viral Campaign
Gamification

Twitter
Twitter Campaign
Twitter Brand Presence
Twitter Hashtag
Promoted on Twitter

Facebook
Facebook Advertising
Facebook Campaign
Facebook Brand Presence

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