Download Squad is pleased to announce that we're participating in the Open Web Awards. What that means is you, our dear readers, get to participate in the first ever interblog collaborative award event designed to recognize excellence in the social networking world. The Open Web Awards are the brainchild of the folks over at Mashable, and about 30 blogs are participating.Over the next few weeks, we'll have voting rounds in several different categories. But today we're going to give you a list of categories and call for your nominations. To nominate a company or website, just leave a comment with the business name and the corresponding category. For example, if you want to nominate Hi5 in the Mainstream and Large Scale Networks category, just say so. That's all there is to it. Once we've got all the nominations in we'll add your votes to those gathered from other web sites and let you vote on the top companies in each category.
Here are the categories:
- Mainstream and Large Scale Networks
- Applications and Widgets
- Start Pages
- Mobile
- Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks














Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
11-29-2007 @ 11:36AM
kingkool68 said...
Startpage: NetVibes.com, my favorite start page.
Mobile: Digg River, everything I need to read Digg on my mobile.
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11-29-2007 @ 12:01PM
Chris Cox said...
www.spill.com for Niche and Micellaneous
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11-29-2007 @ 1:06PM
John Zarkadas said...
Nominate :www.wishdone.com
At WishDone:
Create two profiles; your own True profile according to your real life and your own Wish profile according to your dreams and imagination.
Stay connected with your wish done community from every place in the world using our suite of communication tools from your PC, PDA or mobile phone.
Develop your own media channels to share
Enter contests to win prizes you and your wish profile dream of
Express yourself easily through advanced blogging platforms.
Get rewarded with WishDone points that will take you closer to the fulfillment of your wishes.
Interact in groups with people around the globe that share the same aspirations and dreams as you.
Support global causes and raise awareness on the issues you find interesting.
Because WishDone is beyond freedom, communication and community…
And the Wishdone community has this request: believe in your imagination and believe in yourself
Get a myth in wishdone…
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11-29-2007 @ 1:36PM
John said...
My favorite start page is www.dailywaste.com. Always a good way to start the day. Web365inc.com has a nice network of sites as well.
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11-29-2007 @ 1:37PM
Victor Agreda, Jr. said...
start page: http://theweblist.net/
widget: slothcam
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11-29-2007 @ 2:06PM
Adam Healey said...
http://www.vibeagent.com in Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks
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11-29-2007 @ 2:18PM
Tyler said...
Company: The Visionaire Group
http://www.thevisionairegroup.com/
Nomination: The Darjeeling Limited Widget
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thedarjeelinglimited/widget/
Category: 2) Applications and Widgets
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11-29-2007 @ 8:59PM
Jackie said...
http://www.bakespace.com Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks
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11-30-2007 @ 9:38AM
Lorenz said...
Mainstream and Large Scale Networks : Netlog.com
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11-30-2007 @ 11:41PM
Mr.Kyle Sho said...
hi
my favorite start page is : Netlog.com
Mainstream and Large Scale Networks
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12-01-2007 @ 9:29AM
Pamela said...
Niche social network: http://www.francophilia.com. The only social network for Francophiles and French speakers. Members share photos, info, stories, tips, and more on French-speaking countries all over the world.
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12-01-2007 @ 11:24AM
townstuff said...
datecraft.com for Niche/misc!
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12-01-2007 @ 12:06PM
darwin said...
TripnTale http://www.TripnTale.com for Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks
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12-03-2007 @ 8:25AM
Ryan Thogmartin said...
http://www.connectingdirectors.com in Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks.
This is a networking site for funeral professionals
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12-03-2007 @ 11:17AM
Roy said...
Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks: Multiply.com!
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12-03-2007 @ 10:57PM
Pavel Neuman said...
Applications and Widgets:
Flempo (http://flempo.com)
Mobile:
Wirenode (http://wirenode.com)
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12-04-2007 @ 11:06AM
Chris Gardner said...
For niche socials, I nominate http://www.librarything.com. If you are into books, this is the site.
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12-04-2007 @ 11:29AM
LF said...
NOMINATE sportme (www.sportme.de / www.sportme.org)
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12-04-2007 @ 12:54PM
Diane said...
I would like to nominate http://www.bigtent.com
A free, secure platform helps real-world communities share, communicate and organize online and in person.
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12-04-2007 @ 1:05PM
Dana said...
Applications and Widgets: Flock.com, The Social Web Browser
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