The Shorty Awards
Edited Shorty Awards Logo
Awarded for	"The best producers of short content – under 140 characters on Twitter"
Presented by	Sawhorse Media
First awarded	2008-2009
Official Website	http://www.shortyawards.com/

The Shorty Awards (also known as the Shorties) are an awards event, that honors top short-form content creators on the micro-blogging website Twitter. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is the primary sponsor of the awards. The awards are organized by the co-founders of the Brooklyn-based startup company Sawhorse Media.

The first Shorties were held on February 11, 2009, at the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, NY. Approximately 300 people attended the event and dozens were turned away.^[1] The event was hosted by CNN anchor Rick Sanchez and featured in-person guest appearances by prominent Twitter users MC Hammer and Gary Vaynerchuk and a video appearance by Shaquille O'Neal. The awards, which were voted on by Twitter users, were distributed in 26 categories, ranging from Advertising to Weird.

Contents 1 References 2 Further reading 3 2008 winners 4 External links

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

• Elizabeth Holmes, "Surviving the Drama of the Twitter Awards" - The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2009
• Sharon Otterman, "The Scene at the Shorty Twitter Awards: Chatter" - The New York Times, February 12, 2009

[edit] 2008 winners

Advertising: PeggyOlson on Twitter
Apps: brightkit on Twitter
Brand: MarthaVan on Twitter
Business: PawLuxury on Twitter
Design: yiyinglu on Twitter
Education: RubyLearning on Twitter
Entertainment: FLWBooks on Twitter
Finance: stocktwits on Twitter
Food: foodimentary
Green: greenmoms on Twitter
Health: ADHDParenting on Twitter
Humor: charlestrippy on Twitter
Music: tranquilmammoth on Twitter
News: BreakingNewsOn on Twitter
Nonprofits: athletes4acure on Twitter
Personal: AlohaArleen on Twitter
Photography: Twipphoto on Twitter
Politics: justin_hart on Twitter
Science: MarsPhoenix on Twitter (NASA's Mars Phoenix lander)
Social Media: danzarrella on Twitter
Sports: girlwithnoname on Twitter
Startups: hanniversary on Twitter
Tech: Twitter_Tips on Twitter
Travel: cruisesource on Twitter
Video Games: justinmcelroy on Twitter
Weird: martinsargent on Twitter

[edit] External links

• Official Shorty Awards Site
• Galapagos Art Space
• Sawhorse Media