Awards & Winners

2012 Shorty Awards

Check winners and nominations of 2012 Shorty Awards. Check awards winners of 4th Annual Shorty Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

4th Annual Shorty Awards

Shorty Award for Actress

Selena Gomez

Honored for : selenagomez

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Selena Gomez selenagomez
Rosmeri Marval rosm18
Miley Cyrus MileyCyrus
Agnes Monica agnezmo
Stana Katic Stana_Katic
Anahí Anahi
Shorty Award for Activism

Occupy movement, Justin Wedes

Honored for : OccupyWallStNYC

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anonymous YourAnonNews
Kanjoya Inc. TwitCause
Dewa Klasik Alexander Dewa_Klasik
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society SeaShepherd
AnonOps IRC anonops
Anonymous anonops
Occupy movement OccupyWallStNYC
Justin Wedes OccupyWallStNYC
Shorty Award for Actor

Nathan Fillion

Honored for : NathanFillion

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Jonas kevinjonas
Ian Somerhalder iansomerhalder
Dwayne Johnson TheRock
Misha Collins mishacollins
Nathan Fillion NathanFillion
Tom Felton TomFelton
Shorty Award for Apps

Facebook, Inc.

Honored for : Instagram

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Nominee Nominated Work
Facebook, Inc. Instagram
Jeremy Cutler theMissinge
Mahalo.com Incorporated JasmineVapp
89n ManageFlitter
Twitter Inc. Twitter
Socialbro Limited SocialBro
Shorty Award for Celebrity

Justin Bieber

Honored for : justinbieber

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jaejoong bornfreeonekiss
Justin Bieber justinbieber
Miley Cyrus MileyCyrus
John & Edward planetjedward
Selena Gomez selenagomez
Demi Lovato ddlovato
Shorty Award for Band

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jonas Brothers
One Direction onedirection
McFly mcflymusic
30 Seconds to Mars 30SECONDSTOMARS
The Wanted thewanted
Paramore paramore
Shorty Award for Charity

Random Acts

Honored for : therandomactorg

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Nominee Nominated Work
Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon THON
Megan Bhari meg_styles
Random Acts therandomactorg
The Echelon House TheEchelonHouse
amaniforspca
defunct Twitter blog
501st Legion 501stLegion
Shorty Award for Director

Alfredo Flores

Honored for : AlfredoFlores

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alfredo Flores AlfredoFlores
Dean Sherwood DeanSherwood
Lewis Cater lewiscater
Katherine Brooks thekatbrooks
Daniel Duran danielduran4
Ryan Butler itsRyanButler
Shorty Award for Director

Katherine Brooks

Honored for : thekatbrooks

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alfredo Flores AlfredoFlores
Dean Sherwood DeanSherwood
Lewis Cater lewiscater
Katherine Brooks thekatbrooks
Daniel Duran danielduran4
Ryan Butler itsRyanButler
Shorty Award for Finance

GSElevator

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Nominee Nominated Work
GSElevator
Lucy P. Marcus lucymarcus
Xtremepicks xtremepicks_com
profitly
Atelier Advisors atelieradvisors
Shorty Award for Food

Harley Morenstein, Darren Morenstein

Honored for : Epic Meal Time

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hannah Hart MyHarto
Rebecca Subbiah Chow and Chatter
Harley Morenstein Epic Meal Time
Darren Morenstein Epic Meal Time
Sorted Ventures Ltd. SORTED Food
Mud Baron Cocoxochitl
Niall Horan NiallOfficial
Shorty Award for Fashion

Luke Reichle

Honored for : RedCarpetLuke

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Nominee Nominated Work
Agnes Monica agnezmo
Sarah Wright SarahWrightTX
Ann Li thisisAnnLi
Stephen Kramer Glickman StephenGlickman
Melissa Stetten MelissaStetten
Luke Reichle RedCarpetLuke
Shorty Award for Fansite

Sherlockology Ltd.

Honored for : Sherlockology

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sherlockology Ltd. Sherlockology
Jessie Jacqueline SMTown_SNSD
belieberbabes
Bernard Tabone MileyCyrusBz
Olivia Rudensky MileyOnline.com
demilovatobr
Shorty Award for Green

Jerry James Stone

Honored for : jerryjamesstone

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ian Somerhalder iansomerhalder
Michael Q Todd mqtodd
Jerry James Stone jerryjamesstone
Lynn Hasselberger LynnHasselbrgr
A Broader View Volunteers abroaderview
Stana Katic Stana_Katic
Shorty Award for Journalist

Andy Carvin

Honored for : acarvin

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Brandus WestWingReport
Andy Carvin acarvin
Sarah Nadav sarahnadav
Steve Silberman stevesilberman
Nicholas D. Kristof NickKristof
Kim Segal CNNkimsegal
Shorty Award for Government

NASA

Honored for : NASA

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rafael Correa MashiRafael
Buddy Roemer BuddyRoemer
Sunlight Foundation SunFoundation
QPS Media Unit QPSmedia
NASA NASA
Centro de Operações Rio OperacoesRio
Shorty Award for Life Saving Hero

New York City Fire Department

Honored for : FDNY

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Nominee Nominated Work
New York City Fire Department FDNY
Giditraffic Gidi_Traffic
Sophia Bush SophiaBush
A Broader View Volunteers abroaderview
Scott Mills GraffitiBMXCop
Humanity Road HumanityRoad
Shorty Award for Food

Mud Baron

Honored for : Cocoxochitl

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hannah Hart MyHarto
Rebecca Subbiah Chow and Chatter
Harley Morenstein Epic Meal Time
Darren Morenstein Epic Meal Time
Sorted Ventures Ltd. SORTED Food
Mud Baron Cocoxochitl
Niall Horan NiallOfficial
Shorty Award for Fake Account

TheFakeESPN

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Nominee Nominated Work
DMReporter
ItsJimMoriarty
TheFakeESPN
ItsTheDoctor
TUSK_IV
diimabr
Shorty Award for Social Fitness

Christopher Brisley

Honored for : TakeaChallenge

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tone it up ToneItUp
Fitocracy fitocracy
Christopher Brisley TakeaChallenge
John Basedow JohnBasedow
Cassey Ho blogilates
Cellucor Cellucor
Shorty Award for Comedian

Jim Norton

Honored for : JimNorton

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Constancio AlexConstancio7
Smosh smosh
Jim Norton JimNorton
Matt Walker funnymatt
Perver Beliebers iimaginaperver
Christian Beadles LittlecBeadles
Shorty Award for Comedian

Matt Walker

Honored for : funnymatt

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Constancio AlexConstancio7
Smosh smosh
Jim Norton JimNorton
Matt Walker funnymatt
Perver Beliebers iimaginaperver
Christian Beadles LittlecBeadles
Shorty Award for Fake Account

diimabr

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Nominee Nominated Work
DMReporter
ItsJimMoriarty
TheFakeESPN
ItsTheDoctor
TUSK_IV
diimabr
Shorty Award for Sports Team

Liverpool F.C.

Honored for : LFC

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Liverpool F.C. LFC
Kolkata Knight Riders KKRiders
New Orleans Saints Saints
New England Patriots Patriots
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. swfc
Mercedes-Benz in Formula One MercedesAMGF1
Shorty Award for Travel

Charles Trippy

Honored for : CharlesTrippy

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Trippy CharlesTrippy
Andrew Hickey gAdventures
Brian Searl InsiderPerks
Hjortur Smarason hjortur
Sassy Stew sassystewrants
Citi Pond at Bryant Park CitiPondNYC
Shorty Award for Photography

Adam Bouska

Honored for : bouska

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Nominee Nominated Work
Wyatt Kostygan wyattkphoto
Jared Leto JaredLeto
Kirill Bichutsky KirillWasHere
Adam Bouska bouska
Jaafar Jackson jaafarjeremiahjackson
Johnny Lace JohnnyLace
Shorty Award for Gaming

Electronic Arts

Honored for : TheSims3

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Nominee Nominated Work
Olajide Olatunji KSI
Tom Cassell TheSyndicateProject
Electronic Arts TheSims3
Toby Turner TobyTurner
Sean Plott
L Reporta LReporta
Shorty Award for Video Blogger

Damien Eckhardt-Jacobi, Vincent Bova

Honored for : FafaGroundhog

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Nominee Nominated Work
Damien Eckhardt-Jacobi FafaGroundhog
Vincent Bova FafaGroundhog
Jesse Wellens Jessewelle
Jennifer Smith Jessewelle
Taylor James DJTayJames
Marie Forleo marieforleo
Damien Eckhardt-Jacobi MarioGlove
Vincent Bova MarioGlove
Sam Pepper sampepper
Shorty Award for Science

Nature Publishing Group

Honored for : NatureNews

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Nominee Nominated Work
Awel Evans Astro_Awel
VirtualAstro
Reid Gower ReidGower
Matt Parker standupmaths
Jenny Winder astrojenny
Nature Publishing Group NatureNews
Shorty Award for Humor

Nigahiga

Honored for : nigahiga

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Nominee Nominated Work
superstarmarian
Bri Robert Domingo bridomingo
Christian Beadles LittlecBeadles
Louis Tomlinson Louis_Tomlinson
Kingsley ItsKingsleyBitch
Nigahiga nigahiga
Shorty Award for Humor

Christian Beadles

Honored for : LittlecBeadles

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
superstarmarian
Bri Robert Domingo bridomingo
Christian Beadles LittlecBeadles
Louis Tomlinson Louis_Tomlinson
Kingsley ItsKingsleyBitch
Nigahiga nigahiga
Shorty Award for TV Show

aots

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
TheGleeProject
Vampirediaries
Castle_ABC
ABCFpll
WWE
aots
Shorty Award for Weather

Andy Gabrielson

Honored for : FindTheTornado

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brad Panovich wxbrad
Nazaneen Ghaffar SkyNewsNaz
96 Til Infinity, Lda. Weddar
Maurice Shamell MoeWx
Andy Gabrielson FindTheTornado
Scott McClellan alastormspotter
Shorty Award for Web Show

Issa Rae

Honored for : Awkward Black Girl

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Issa Rae Awkward Black Girl
Anthony Cumia Live From The Compound
Zack Ryder LongIslandIcedZ
Brian Redban RedBan
Royce Lopez hippojuicefilm
Ryan Lopez hippojuicefilm
John Sanzari hippojuicefilm
Marie Sarkisian hippojuicefilm
Joel Van Wingerden hippojuicefilm
Shaun Warters hippojuicefilm
Maple Blood Productions Divine: The Series
Shorty Award for YouTube Star

Curtis Paradis

Honored for : thecurtisparadisshow

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paolo Feliciano kimpoy06pao
Jamich jamichTV
Peyton Sanders PeydiddyProductions
Julie Anne San Jose aybutchikik
Justin Bieber justinbieber
Curtis Paradis thecurtisparadisshow
Shorty Special Award for Foursquare Mayor of the Year

Michael Bloomberg

Honored for : mikebloomberg

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Bloomberg mikebloomberg
Erica Olenski thegr8chalupa
Steve Wozniak stevewoz
Mario Batali mariobatali
Eric Andersen eric_andersen
Ramel Werner itsramel
Shorty Award for Music

Justin Bieber

Honored for : justinbieber

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Nominee Nominated Work
Justin Bieber justinbieber
Agnes Monica agnezmo
Joel Thomas Zimmerman deadmau5
Hendra Peace Music HendraMusic
Demi Lovato ddlovato
Miley Cyrus MileyCyrus
Shorty Vox Populi Award

Agnes Monica

Honored for : agnezmo
Shorty Special Award for Microblog of the Year on Tumblr

Christopher Key, Priscilla Grim

Honored for : We are the 99 Percent

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Nominee Nominated Work
Heidi Saman NPR Fresh Air
Molly Seavy-Nesper NPR Fresh Air
Blair Koenig STFU Parents
Ernie Smith ShortFormBlog
Seth Millstein ShortFormBlog
Chris Tognotti ShortFormBlog
Scott Craft ShortFormBlog
João Rocha Kim Jong-Il Looking At Things
The Obama Jog
Christopher Key We are the 99 Percent
Priscilla Grim We are the 99 Percent
Shorty Special Award for Real-Time Photo of the Year

Stefanie Gordon

Honored for : Here\u2019s another Photo of the shuttle from my plane

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Nominee Nominated Work
Olly Wainwright From my friend in Cairo
Louise Macabitas Police Pepper-Spraying UC Davis Students
John Makely Family members of the victims of the attacks gather around the south pool
Stefanie Gordon Here\u2019s another Photo of the shuttle from my plane
Shorty Awards Real-Time Photo of the Year 2012
Shorty Special Award for Real-Time Photo of the Year

Louise Macabitas

Honored for : Police Pepper-Spraying UC Davis Students

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Olly Wainwright From my friend in Cairo
Louise Macabitas Police Pepper-Spraying UC Davis Students
John Makely Family members of the victims of the attacks gather around the south pool
Stefanie Gordon Here\u2019s another Photo of the shuttle from my plane
Shorty Awards Real-Time Photo of the Year 2012
Shorty Special Award for Quora Answer of the Year

Matan Shelomi

Honored for : If you injure a bug, should you kill it or let it live?

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Nominee Nominated Work
Justin Freeman What\u2019s the best way to escape the police in a high-speed car chase?
Matan Shelomi If you injure a bug, should you kill it or let it live?
Daniel Rosenthal Why is U2 so popular?
Michael Wolfe Why is so much of Silicon Valley obsessed with small ideas that don\u2019t solve a problem?
What is it like to have an understanding of advanced mathematics?
Ramzi Amri Why did Steve Jobs choose to not effectively treat his cancer?
Shorty Special Award for Quora Answer of the Year

Justin Freeman

Honored for : What\u2019s the best way to escape the police in a high-speed car chase?

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Justin Freeman What\u2019s the best way to escape the police in a high-speed car chase?
Matan Shelomi If you injure a bug, should you kill it or let it live?
Daniel Rosenthal Why is U2 so popular?
Michael Wolfe Why is so much of Silicon Valley obsessed with small ideas that don\u2019t solve a problem?
What is it like to have an understanding of advanced mathematics?
Ramzi Amri Why did Steve Jobs choose to not effectively treat his cancer?
Shorty Industry Award for Best Integration of Social Media with Live Television

Viacom Media Networks

Honored for : MTV Video Music Awards Twitter Tracker
Shorty Industry Award for Best Overall Brand Presence on Twitter

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Maron CharlieSheen
Charlie Sheen CharlieSheen
Catherine Schwartz CharlieSheen
Josh Burstein CharlieSheen
Shorty Industry Award for Best Overall Brand Presence on Facebook

Jack Daley, Julie Sun, Jonathan Frederick, Jordan Cardinale, Jim Mollica

Honored for : SpongeBob SquarePants

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Daley SpongeBob SquarePants
Julie Sun SpongeBob SquarePants
Jonathan Frederick SpongeBob SquarePants
Jordan Cardinale SpongeBob SquarePants
Jim Mollica SpongeBob SquarePants
Shorty Industry Award for Best Location-Based Marketing

Walgreens

Honored for : Walgreens: Check-ins That Make a Difference
Shorty Industry Award for Best Social Commerce

Leanne Gault

Honored for : Viking
Shorty Industry Award for Best Branded YouTube Channel

Jason Alex, Dimitry Ioffe, Alexandra Austin, Carlyle Rafanan, Michael Beynart, Andrew Lin, Jean Helfenstein

Honored for : KungFu Panda 2 YouTube Brand Channel

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jason Alex KungFu Panda 2 YouTube Brand Channel
Dimitry Ioffe KungFu Panda 2 YouTube Brand Channel
Alexandra Austin KungFu Panda 2 YouTube Brand Channel
Carlyle Rafanan KungFu Panda 2 YouTube Brand Channel
Michael Beynart KungFu Panda 2 YouTube Brand Channel
Andrew Lin KungFu Panda 2 YouTube Brand Channel
Jean Helfenstein KungFu Panda 2 YouTube Brand Channel
Shorty Industry Award for Best Social Media Campaign for Film

Paramount Pictures

Honored for : Super 8 Movie - Super 8 Secret
Shorty Industry Award for Best Social Media Manager
Shorty Industry Award for Best Social Media Campaign for Television

USA Network

Honored for : Psych HashTag Killer
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Foursquare in a Campaign

Walgreens

Honored for : Walgreens: Check-ins That Make a Difference
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of a Hashtag on Twitter

Bob Maron

Honored for : CharlieSheen
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Social Media for a Consumer Product or Service

360i

Honored for : Dentyne Safe Breath Alliance
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Social Media for News

CNN

Honored for : The Global Networks of CNN Dominate on Social Media
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Social Media for Sports

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tim Brosnan MLB Fan Cave
Jacqueline Parkes MLB Fan Cave
Pat Courtney MLB Fan Cave
Matt Bourne MLB Fan Cave
Anne Occi MLB Fan Cave
Dan Kelleher MLB Fan Cave
Jeff Heckelman MLB Fan Cave
Lauren Verrusio MLB Fan Cave
Felicia Principe MLB Fan Cave
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Social Media in an Awards Show

Viacom

Honored for : 2011 MTV Video Music Awards
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Social Media in a Mobile Campaign

Viacom Media Networks

Honored for : VMA All Access Live
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Twitter Ad Platform

Nathan Jacroux, Page Williams, Stacy Schlicht

Honored for : Volkswagen All-New 2012 Beetle Launch

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nathan Jacroux Volkswagen All-New 2012 Beetle Launch
Stacy Schlicht Volkswagen All-New 2012 Beetle Launch
Page Williams Volkswagen All-New 2012 Beetle Launch
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Social Media for Customer Service

BlackBerry Ltd

Honored for : Support at the Scale of BlackBerry
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Social Media In Real Life (IRL)

Wieden+Kennedy

Honored for : Dodge Journey - The Search Engine for the Real World
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Video in a Social Media Campaign

CNN

Honored for : The Royal Wedding of William & Kate

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
CNN The Royal Wedding of William & Kate
Group SJR TED.com
Shorty Industry Award for Best Overall Brand Presence on Tumblr

Kenyatta Cheese, Matt Stein, Rachel Garcia

Honored for : Doctor Who Tumblr

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Nominee Nominated Work
Matt Stein Doctor Who Tumblr
Rachel Garcia Doctor Who Tumblr
Kenyatta Cheese Doctor Who Tumblr
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Video in a Social Media Campaign

Group SJR

Honored for : TED.com

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Nominee Nominated Work
CNN The Royal Wedding of William & Kate
Group SJR TED.com
Shorty Industry Award for Best Viral Campaign

BuzzFeed Inc.

Honored for : Razorbombing

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
BuzzFeed Inc. Razorbombing
Walgreens Walgreens: Check-ins That Make a Difference
Shorty Industry Award for Best Viral Campaign

Walgreens

Honored for : Walgreens: Check-ins That Make a Difference

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
BuzzFeed Inc. Razorbombing
Walgreens Walgreens: Check-ins That Make a Difference
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Twitter in a Campaign

FRANK

Honored for : FrankOslo
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Facebook in a Campaign

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Tomic Immortalize Yourself
Andrew Quinn Immortalize Yourself
Asa Sherrill Immortalize Yourself
Gil Wolchock Immortalize Yourself
John Harne Immortalize Yourself
Jordan Sherer Immortalize Yourself
Katie Turcotte Immortalize Yourself
Mike Creati Immortalize Yourself
Paul Hernacki Immortalize Yourself
Randi Brant Immortalize Yourself
Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Game Mechanics (Gamification) in a Social Media Campaign

Jack Daley, Julie Sun, Jim Mollica, Christopher Nystrom

Honored for : Kids' Choice Awards

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Daley Kids' Choice Awards
Julie Sun Kids' Choice Awards
Jim Mollica Kids' Choice Awards
Christopher Nystrom Kids' Choice Awards
Shorty Industry Award for Best Social Media Campaign for Gaming

Promethium Marketing

Honored for : Discover Your Legacy - Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Shorty Industry Award for Boldest Social Media Campaign

Nancy Ratner

Honored for : VH-1 Do Something Awards: Give a Shit

Yearwise list of Shorty Awards Winners