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The Shorty Award for the Best Use of Social Media for News goes to CNN Worldwide!

The Shorty Award for the Best Use of Social Media for News goes to CNN Worldwide!

CNN is a worldwide leader in online news, it’s social media footprint coming out on top amongst other news organizations. Nearly six and a half million Twitter users around the globe follow @CNNBrk to gain access to news and information with accurate images, videos, and facts at breakneck speeds. Their account is the top news account on Twitter and ranks as one of the top 25 accounts on all of Twitter. 

Watch Susan Grant, Executive Vice President of CNN News Services, accept the Shorty Award below:

Catch #VideoBlogger winner Fafa the Groundhog on G4 TV!

Just a couple of months after having Fafa the Groundhog win a Shorty Award for best #VideoBlogger, Glove and Boots have been crowned the “new kings of dot comedy” by G4! Learn more about this hilarious group of puppets in the below segment featured on G4 TV.

Shorty Awards Industry Winner panel today at Benchmark NYC!

The Shorty Awards team is gearing up to moderate a panel at today’s Benchmark conference in NYC! For this session, CEO of Sawhorse Media Greg Galant will be conversing with Shorty Industry Award winners to pull their insight on the way social media is being utilized at the agencies and brands they represent to give companies a “human touch”. 

The panel will include: 

• Jack Daley, Sr. Director of Digital Marketing for Nickelodeon, presenting on Best Use of Game Mechanics (Gamification) in a Social Media Campaign - NICKELODEON’S ‘KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2011’. Nickelodeon also won for Best overall Brand Facebook Presence for Spongebob
• Melle Hock, Senior Account Supervisor at Edelman on behalf of Best Viral Campaign for BuzzFeed Schick Xtreme 3 Razorbombing
• Michael Scogin, Vice President of Mobile for MTV, on behalf of Best Use of Social Media for Live Television for VMA Twitter Tracker (This is the 2nd annual win for Twitter Tracker!)

Coming to Benchmark? Come say hello at 4PM this afternoon!

Agnes Monica wins the Shorty Vox Populi Award!

Agnes Monica wins the Shorty Vox Populi Award! This 25-year old Indonesian pop star/actress from Jakarta takes home the Shorty Vox Populi Award, given to the nominee who received the most nominations out of anyone in the Shorty Awards. Monica received received the Vox Populi distinction in both the #Singer and #Fashion categories.

Monica is a judge on Indonesian Idol, an actress in numerous Indonesian soap operas and designs her own clothing line ‘House of Ayne’. She uses her verified Twitter account to thank her fans and offer behind-the scenes peeks at how she balances her hectic daily life.

Watch Agnes Monica accept her Shorty Vox Populi Award: