January 2011
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Shorty Awards nominations extended through Social...
Nominate with a tweet during Social Media Week.
We know how much fun you’ve been having nominating your favorite people and organisations on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Foursquare so we’ve decided to extend the nomination process through Friday, February 11th at 11:59pm EST in honor of Social Media Week. Social Media Week brings hundreds of thousands of people together every year through...
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Real-Time Academy: Peter Shankman Announces He’s...
Help A Reporter Out (HARO) founder and social media whiz Peter Shankman (@petershankman) recently joined the Real-Time Academy Marketing Jury for the Shorty Industry Awards. We’re pleased to share the news that he will be open to bribes!* Goodies will be accepted through “email or UPS”. We’ve done some of the work for you and are proud to provide a list of incentives for Peter that might tip the...
#ShortyArtShow with Fail Whale creator Yiying Lu
The Shorty Awards team is excited to announce an exclusive event with incredible artist and past Shorty winner Yiying Lu! Yiying (@YiyingLu) is the creator of the Twitter Fail Whale and has been hard at work cofounding WALLS 360 — an innovative art startup offers high-quality prints of Yiying’s art on re-usable fabric paper decals.
If you’re in New York City this Wednesday, February...
Justin Bieber – #charity
Google “Justin Bieber and chaos” and you’ll receive an astonishingly 1 million+ results, but this 16-year old singing sensation is more than just a teen dream causing mall mayhem with a snazzy haircut.
Bieber ranks high in the #charity category. Yes, Bieber gives back- a lot. In 2009 he partnered with Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen the early childhood...
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On The Campaign Trail: Government, Travel, and...
#government
A number of government branches and agencies are contending for the best #government on Twitter. Here are a few that are utilizing social media to connect with their constituencies:
@NYCEDC is the New York City Economic Development Corporation, which works with other agencies and businesses to develop the city and improve the quality of life for all its residents. You can learn more...
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Nominate your favorite film for a Shorty Award in...
Tuesday morning at 8:30am the Oscar nominees were announced to world. Not surprisingly the Twitterverse started hustling and bustling with chatter about the #Oscars.
The major production companies behind each motion picture have powerful Twitter handles. Most of them are verified and most of them are linked to on each movie’s website as the Twitter feed representing the film. Here’s...
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#Gaming Nominees on YouTube
More of our Shorty Awards nominees are campaigning on YouTube and we’re seeing a lot of activity in the #gaming category. Here are some recent and awesome campaign videos:
@FragDolls are an all-girl pro gaming team who tweet about videogames, tech, and geek culture. Check out their awesome campaign video and go nominate them in #gaming!
@HuskyStarcraft is a StarCraft commentator...
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Shorty Interviews With Our Nominees
Dear nominees,
Have you filled out your Shorty Interview yet? If not go and tell us (and your constituents) more about yourself. Adding character to your campaign goes a long way!
Here are some Shorty Interview snippets from nominees we found interesting:
@ThisIsIceland is nominated in #travel and tweets unofficially as the country Iceland
How do you make your tweets unique?
I am just a...
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On The Shorty Awards YouTube Campaign Trail
Many Twitter users are campaigning for the Shorty Awards on YouTube and this really excites us! Check out a few of our favorite campaign videos below:
@Kiddsock is a talking sockpuppet campaigning in the #weird category. Here is a link to @Kiddsock’s YouTube channel and twitter profile, so if you like this character’s weird and quirky humor go vote for them in #weird!
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Real-Time Academy: Welcoming Whitney Port to the...
We’re excited to welcome an extremely influential celebrity to our Real-Time Academy, the body that will select the Shorty winners. Whitney Port has had a very impressive career even though she’s only 25. She’s also a huge social media user. With 27,492 likes on Facebook and 582,226 followers on Twitter (as of this post) it’s evident that Whitney understands the power of...
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The Shorty Industry Awards: Highlighting the Best...
What a year for social media marketing! Brands and the agencies that represent them have taken their social media marketing to the next level by leveraging viral videos, incorporating exciting video content and bridging the gap between offline and online. We’re excited to have launched the Shorty Industry Awards this year to highlight best campaigns across social media. Has your agency or...
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On the campaign trail: Pee-wee Herman
Did you manage to snag Pee-wee Herman’s exclusive Foursquare badge? Pee-wee has been successfully using social media while recently on Broadway (The Pee-wee Herman Show just finished a run on Broadway and will be on HBO later this year). Pee-wee hosted a party in NYC last night for all those who managed to get his badge. He has recently been campaigning for Shorty nominations. Good luck in...
How To Build Your Own Shorty Award Category
The Shorty Awards currently have 30 official Twitter categories, a number that’s woefully inadequate to cover the infinity of things that people are tweeting about. To address this, the Shorty Awards have always allowed anyone to create their own Shorty Award category. In the last two days there have already been over a thousand categories created. You can see the most popular community...
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Spread the Good Word About Charities Using Twitter
Before you take off for the weekend, tell your followers about your favorite charity on Twitter to get their 2011 tax deduction started early.
Here’s a list top charities according to the Twitter people search engine Listorious. Simply click on their names to begin nominating them. Of course, you can also nominate any charity you want.
Bullying UK (@bullyinguk)
Stand Up To Cancer (@SU2C)
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250 Celebrities On Twitter For You To Nominate
Sick of TMZ having all the fun with celebrities? Now’s your chance to nominate a celebrity for an award they can finally be proud of: a Shorty Award!
Here’s a list of about 250 top celebrities according to the Twitter people search engine Listorious. Simply click on their names to begin nominating them.
Kourtney Kardashian (@KourtneyKardash)
leighton meester (@itsmeleighton)
Brody...
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The Maturity of Social Media: The Shorty Awards...
The Shorty Awards are back! We’ve officially launched the 3rd Annual Shorty Awards and boy do we have some perfectly short-form content, curated from the real-time social web, just for you. Last year our awards concluded with our ceremony in New York that brought together the best producers of short-form real time content as celebrities, politicians and comedians alike all joined...