Today is the first day of Mashable’s Open Web Awards, where companies and blogs from all walks of life compete for the “People’s Choice Award” and the “Blogger’s Choice Award“.

The nominations begin today and will run through Sunday, November 16th.  So nominate your favorites, before it’s too late, using the nomination widget below.

I am an Open Web Awards Blog Partner, so be sure to come back often for up-to-date news as the Open Web Awards progresses.


Rules For Voting

Here are the Open Web Award rules as laid out by Mashable:

Nominations:

  1. Any site or application can be nominated in as many categories as seen fit
  2. Nominations is one Site per Category per person (validated through PollDaddy)
  3. Nominees with the most submissions and/or determined by Mashable will move to the voting round

Voting:

  1. Voting is one vote per Category per person (validated through PollDaddy)
  2. IP tracking and e-mail confirmation will remain in place
  3. E-mails will only be used in regards to alerts about the Open Web Awards
  4. Winners will be determined after voting round is closed and data is verified

Winners:

  1. “People’s Choice” Winners will be validated by Mashable and PollDaddy before any announcements are made
  2. “Blogger’s Choice will be validated by Mashable and compiled from our Blog Partners

Categories & Possible Nominees

I’ve listed some of the categories and possible nominees below, as an example for you to use when casting your nominations.  These are by no means the only possible nominees.


If you’d like to give other readers ideas on possible nominations, please leave a comment.

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