500 Leading Nominees in Mashable’s #openwebawards

deadline image Since we launched Mashable’s 3rd Annual Open Web Awards this past October, you’ve cast over 349,000 votes for your favorite nominees. Over the past few weeks we’ve continued to track the leaders in each category, and now, with just two days left in the nominations period we thought it would be appropriate to take a look at 500 of the current leaders in the competition’s 50 categories.

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
- JumpEround
- 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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