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		<title>And The Blogger&#8217;s Choice Award Winners Are&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven-Sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Blogger&#8217;s Choice Awards this year has been great and there were many good nominations.  But the end has come, which leaves me nothing more than to announce this year&#8217;s Blogger&#8217;s Choice Award Winners. Don&#8217;t forget that your votes for the People&#8217;s Choice Awards ends this Sunday, so if you&#8217;re not happy with the results [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Blogger&#8217;s Choice Awards this year has been great and there were many good nominations.  But the end has come, which leaves me nothing more than to announce this year&#8217;s <a title="Blogger's Choice Award Winners" href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/10/announcing-bloggers-choice-open-web-awards-winners/" target="_blank">Blogger&#8217;s Choice Award Winners</a>.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget that your votes for the People&#8217;s Choice Awards ends this Sunday, so if you&#8217;re not happy with the results here, you still have a chance to change the People&#8217;s Choice Award winners.</p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Mainstream &amp; Large Scale Social Networks</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://twitter.com/" target="_blank">Twitter</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Embeddable Widgets</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://www.clearspring.com/" target="_blank">Clearspring</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://sproutbuilder.com/" target="_blank">Sprout</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Blog Plugins</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://sharethis.com/" target="_blank">ShareThis</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://addthis.com/" target="_blank">AddThis</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Social News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://digg.com/" target="_blank">Digg</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://www.mixx.com/" target="_blank">Mixx</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Social Networking Applications</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://ping.fm/" target="_blank">Ping.fm</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://twitterfeed.com/" target="_blank">Twitterfeed</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Social Bookmarking</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://delicious.com/" target="_blank">Delicious</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/" target="_blank">StumbleUpon</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Search &amp; Social Search</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank">Google</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://scour.com/" target="_blank">Scour</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Sports &amp; Fitness</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://www.gyminee.com/" target="_blank">Gyminee</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://www.oneseason.com/" target="_blank">Oneseason</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Photo Sharing</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://flickr.com/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://picasa.google.com/" target="_blank">Picasa</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Video Sharing</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://youtube.com/" target="_blank">YouTube</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/" target="_blank">Vimeo</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Start Pages</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://www.google.com/ig" target="_blank">iGoogle</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://www.netvibes.com/" target="_blank">Netvibes</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Places &amp; Events</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://doodle.com/main" target="_blank">Doodle</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">Eventbrite</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Travel</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://www.tripit.com/" target="_blank">TripIt</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://www.geckogo.com/" target="_blank">GeckoGo</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Music</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://last.fm/" target="_blank">Last.fm</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up: <a href="http://pandora.com/" target="_blank">Pandora</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Social Shopping</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Winner: <a href="http://www.wishpot.com/" target="_blank">Wishpot</a></strong><br />
<em>Runner-up(s): <a href="http://www.tigerbow.com/" target="_blank">Tigerbow</a>/<a href="http://www.pikaba.com/" target="_blank">Pikaba</a></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Fashion</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://www.pikaba.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Coolspotters</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://www.pikaba.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Gift Girl</span></span></em></span></span></a></strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Celebrity &amp; Gossip</strong></span><strong></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://www.giftgirl.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Perez Hilton</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://www.giftgirl.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Popvine</span></span></em></span></span></a></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Mobile Applications</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://popvine.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Evernote</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em><em></em></span></span><a href="http://popvine.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Qik</span></span></em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Dating &amp; Romance</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://qik.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">SpeedDate</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://qik.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">OKCupid</span></span></em></span></span></a></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Wiki</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://www.okcupid.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Wikipedia</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://www.okcupid.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">PBWiki</span></span></em></span></span></a></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Politics</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://pbwiki.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Huffington Post</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://pbwiki.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">CreateDebate</span></span></em></span></span></a></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>How-to</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://www.createdebate.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">eHow </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://www.createdebate.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Howcast</span></span></em></span></span></a></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Environmental</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://www.howcast.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">ThinkGreen</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://www.howcast.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">SocialVibe</span></span></em></span></span></a></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Non-Profit Causes</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://www.socialvibe.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">SocialVibe</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://www.socialvibe.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Kiva</span></span></em></span></span></a></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Online Games</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://kiva.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Playfish</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://kiva.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Kongregate</span></span> </em></span></span></a></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Niche Social Networks</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;">Winner: </span><a href="http://www.kongregate.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Wadja</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Runner-up: </em></span></span><a href="http://www.kongregate.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">Lifeblob</span></span></em></span></span></a></strong></p>
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		<title>Open Web Awards Final Voting Round Starts Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven-Sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who have been following the Open Web Awards and this blog you already know that we&#8217;ve already had the nomination rounds and the first round of voting for those companies that you think should be finalists for the Open Web Awards. Today marks the beginning of the Final Voting Round and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those of you who have been following the Open Web Awards and this blog you already know that we&#8217;ve already had the nomination rounds and the first round of voting for those companies that you think should be finalists for the Open Web Awards.</p>
<p>Today marks the beginning of the Final Voting Round and while there are some great choices, I don&#8217;t agree with some of them.&nbsp; But that&#8217;s neither here nor there.</p>
<p>Here is the voting widget for you to cast your votes.&nbsp; You can only vote once per category.&nbsp; Please choose wisely.</p>
<p>Voting ends Sunday, December 14th at 11:59pm PST.  So get your vote on.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven-Sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who have been following the Open Web Awards, nominated someone, or have been nominated yourself, you&#8217;ll be happy to know that today starts the beginning of round 1 of the voting process. This is your chance to let your voice be heard about your favorites. Below is the voting widget with [...]]]></description>
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<p>For those of you who have been following the Open Web Awards, nominated someone, or have been nominated yourself, you&#8217;ll be happy to know that today starts the beginning of round 1 of the voting process.</p>
<p>This is your chance to let your voice be heard about your favorites.</p>
<p>Below is the voting widget with all of the nominations in each category.  Voting is open from today until Sunday, November 30th at 11:59 pm.</p>
<p>For the nominations round, I had alot of you visiting my blog, but I wasn&#8217;t sure if you had actually made your nominations.  So if you cast your vote, please let me know you voted by leaving a comment.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven-Sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the first day of Mashable&#8217;s Open Web Awards, where companies and blogs from all walks of life compete for the &#8220;People&#8217;s Choice Award&#8221; and the &#8220;Blogger&#8217;s Choice Award&#8220;. The nominations begin today and will run through Sunday, November 16th.&#160; So nominate your favorites, before it&#8217;s too late, using the nomination widget below. I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today is the first day of <a title="Open Web Awards" href="http://www.openwebawards.com" target="_blank">Mashable&#8217;s Open Web Awards</a>, where companies and blogs from all walks of life compete for the &#8220;<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><em>People&#8217;s Choice Award</em></span>&#8221; and the &#8220;<em><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Blogger&#8217;s Choice Award</span></em>&#8220;.</p>
<p>The nominations begin today and will run through Sunday, November 16th.&nbsp; So nominate your favorites, before it&#8217;s too late, using the nomination widget below.</p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><strong>I am an <a title="Open Web Awards Blog Partner" href="http://mashable.com/openwebawards/partners/" target="_blank">Open Web Awards Blog Partner</a>, so be sure to come back often for up-to-date news as the Open Web Awards progresses.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><strong>Rules For Voting</strong></span></p>
<p>Here are the Open Web Award rules as laid out by Mashable:</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Nominations:</span></span></p>
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<li>Any site or application can be nominated in as many categories as seen fit</li>
<li>Nominations is one Site per Category per person (validated through <a title="Poll Daddy" href="http://www.polldaddy.com/" target="_blank">PollDaddy</a>)</li>
<li>Nominees with the most submissions and/or determined by Mashable will move to the voting round</li>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Voting:</span></span></p>
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<li>Voting is one vote per Category per person (validated through PollDaddy)</li>
<li>IP tracking and e-mail confirmation will remain in place</li>
<li>E-mails will only be used in regards to alerts about the Open Web Awards</li>
<li>Winners will be determined after voting round is closed and data is verified</li>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Winners:</span></span></p>
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<li>“People’s Choice” Winners will be validated by Mashable and PollDaddy before any announcements are made</li>
<li>“Blogger’s Choice will be validated by Mashable and compiled from our Blog Partners</li>
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<p><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Categories &amp; Possible Nominees</span></strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve listed some of the categories and possible nominees below, as an example for you to use when casting your nominations.&nbsp; These are by no means the only possible nominees.</p>
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<li>Social Networking Applications &#8211; <a title="Twitter" rel="homepage" href="http://www.twitter.com" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a title="MyBlogLog" rel="homepage" href="http://www.mybloglog.com" target="_blank">MyBlogLog</a>, <a title="Blog Catalog" rel="homepage" href="http://www.blogcatalog.com" target="_blank">BlogCatalog</a>, <a title="FriendFeed" rel="homepage" href="http://www.friendfeed.com" target="_blank">FriendFeed</a>, etc.</li>
<li>Social Bookmarking &#8211; <a title="Digg" href="http://www.digg.com" target="_blank">Digg</a>, <a title="Del.icio.us" href="http://del.icio.us" target="_blank">Del.icio.us</a>, <a title="Sphinn" href="http://sphinn.com/" target="_blank">Sphinn</a>, etc.</li>
<li>Photo Sharing &#8211; <a title="Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com" target="_blank">Flickr</a>, <a title="SnapFish" href="http://www.snapfish.com" target="_blank">Snapfish</a>, <a title="ShutterFly" href="http://www.shutterfly.com" target="_blank">Shutterfly</a>, <a title="Photrade" href="http://www.photrade.com" target="_blank">Photrade</a>, etc.</li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>If you&#8217;d like to give other readers ideas on possible nominations, please leave a comment.</strong></p>
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