Nominate a Small Business Site for Open Web Awards
We are an official partner with Mashable.com to accept nominations for the first annual Open Web Awards.
This is your chance to nominate your favorite social networking site catering to the small business community.
The Open Web Awards are a new set of voting awards for today’s Web 2.0 type of sites. The awards are being held in two stages:
(1) nominations in each category will be accepted until December 4, 2007;
(2) once the nominees are determined, voting will take place at a later date.
For right now, we are asking for your nominations in the category of “Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks.” This is a category that would include social networking sites catering to the small business community.
What might be some examples? How about Work.com, JumpUp.com, Ideablob, Small Business Brief, QuickBooks Group, Startup Nation, Social Rank and others of a similar type – any site that attracts entrepreneurs and business owners that also has a social networking element to it. Heck, this category could even accept sites such as eXpresso, Dell Small Business 360, and other sites.
If in doubt about whether a site fits the category — just go ahead and nominate anyway.
How to Nominate a Site
Nominating is easy — it takes less than one minute.
Simply click on the comments link at the bottom of this post, and leave a comment below with the word “nominate” and the site name. That’s it. Easy-peasy.
Deadline is December 4, 2007 — nominate a site now — don’t wait!
November 28th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Lyro.com. For sure.
November 28th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
This is great site to get your personal identity on the internet, and have Google find you fast. Google will also list your lyro.com reference within it’s first few links returned. Lyro gives me a web identity.
Thank You,
Robert Chalice, Author and President of the Chalice Consulting Group.
November 28th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
I’d like to put my vote in for StartupNation. They are great for small businesses because of the strong support in the community and the ability to put a full profile in to tell everyone about your business.
November 28th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
[...] Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks Disruptive Conversations SmallBizTrends [...]
November 28th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
I would like to nominate realtorclix.com. It helps real estate professionals network with one another.
November 28th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
I would like to nominate realtorclix.com. It helps real estate professionals network with one another and is a great way for a small real estate company to get online.
November 28th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
VOTIGO.COM - Votigo is an online social media platform that helps marketers engage their customers through the use of user-generated content, branded social networks, contests and promotions.
November 28th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
http://www.vois.com is my nomination! Great site, easy to use, and I work there!
November 28th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
From what I have read from mashable, I thought it said “niche based” not just small business social networking sites. I nominate FilmCrave.com in the niche based social networking side of things….different than flixster in the fact that it is easier to use and provides more quality content…anyway, just my opinion though.
November 28th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Nominate: http://www.DoMyStuff.com — Outsource all your errands and chores and have them done by someone else!
November 28th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Nominate: http://www.smashingdarling.com - great social networking / ecommerce site for independent fashion designers!
November 28th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
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…
November 28th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Nominate- Campusbug.com
November 28th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
I nominate Campusbug.com. It’s an awesome site go check it out!
November 28th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
I would like to nominate Campusbug.com
November 28th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
[...] November 28, 2007 · No Comments The first ever Open Web Awards have arrived! The Open Web Awards is the first ever online, open collaborative awards event, to recognize the best online communities representing web 2.0 .you can see rest of description here . The point is that wishdone under the category 13. Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks .So if you want to nominate wishdone the process is pretty simple.Just go to the comments and type Nominate - wishdone in these 2 links : http://www.smallbiztrends.com/2007/11/nominate-a-small-business-site-for-open-web-awards.html#commen... [...]
November 28th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
I say Campusbug.com . I’ve been using it for a while and I love it.
November 28th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Nominate: FunAdvice.com
November 28th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
I’d like to nominate campusbug.com because this site got me laid!
November 28th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
I would like to nominate Campusbug.com because this site got me laid!
November 28th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
I would like to nominate campusbug.com because it boosted my grade in school!!
November 28th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
I would like to nominate campusbug.com because it boosted my grade in school!! !!
November 28th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Nominate - Filmcrave.com it is a very addicting website if you like movies. Plus, there are lots of cool people on there to chat with about movies.
November 29th, 2007 at 12:47 am
[...] Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks Disruptive Conversations SmallBizTrends [...]
November 29th, 2007 at 12:47 am
[...] Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks Disruptive Conversations SmallBizTrends [...]
November 29th, 2007 at 2:26 am
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November 29th, 2007 at 2:27 am
I nominate Wishdone.com
Imagine what could happen if you could make your dream come true through the help of all the world!!!
November 29th, 2007 at 5:53 am
I nominate Wishdone.com
November 29th, 2007 at 6:00 am
Nominate http://www.wishdone.com
November 29th, 2007 at 6:27 am
vote wishdone
November 29th, 2007 at 6:35 am
Nominate http://www.wishdone.com and his creative team!!!
November 29th, 2007 at 7:05 am
nominate http://www.wishdone.com
November 29th, 2007 at 8:04 am
Nominate http://www.wihdone.com. What a Wonderful idea!
November 29th, 2007 at 9:37 am
I nominate filmcrave.com. Has it been nominated before?
November 29th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
For idea junkies, small business owners, entrepreneurs, non-profits and on and on, I nominate IDEABLOB.COM…even though you mention it above.
November 29th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
I nominate http://www.wishdone.com of course! They are the best!!
November 29th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Nominate 2spaghi.it. Share your favourite restaurants and get suggested the ones you might like by friends and community (Italy only by now)
November 29th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
I nominate ideablob.com. Small businesses and entrepreneurs are sharing ideas and receiving feedback and advice and the opportunity to win a monthly prize of $10,000.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:28 am
Nominate http://www.wishdone.com and his creative team!!!
November 30th, 2007 at 1:29 am
Please nominate http://www.wishdone.com.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:44 am
I would like to nominate http://www.wishdone.com
November 30th, 2007 at 1:45 am
I nominate wishdone.com
November 30th, 2007 at 2:05 am
I nominate wishdone.com
November 30th, 2007 at 2:22 am
I’d like to put my vote in for http://www.wishdone.com
November 30th, 2007 at 2:44 am
I nominate http://www.wishdone.com
November 30th, 2007 at 9:47 am
I’d like to nominate SmallBusinessBrief.com!
November 30th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Ideablob.com is a place where ideas grow (you can also win $10,000).
November 30th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Nominate = filmcrave.com
November 30th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
I nominate FilmCrave.com… new website that offers meeting new people while talking about one of my favorite things- MOVIES!!
November 30th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
I’d like to nominate http://www.jumpup.com
November 30th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
[...] and Miscellaneous Social Networks Disruptive Conversations SmallBizTrends Under the [...]
November 30th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
I got great feedback on http://www.ideablob.com
November 30th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
I nominate http://www.work.com
November 30th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Nominate: BlackWidowNetwork.com
December 1st, 2007 at 10:42 pm
[...] Nominate a Small Business Site for Open Web Awards [...]
December 1st, 2007 at 11:56 pm
I nominate http://marketingdeviant.com
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:27 am
I nominate http://myventurepad.com , a brand new small business social community that focuses on the interests of owners and managers of companies with up to 500 employees. In the spirit of transparency, I must confess that my little company built and manages it. We welcome suggestion for ways to make it better.
December 2nd, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Nominate: http://www.thriveal.com Can you nominate your own site?
Thanks, Jason M. Blumer
December 2nd, 2007 at 6:36 pm
nominate opensourcefood.com
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:54 am
I’d like to nominate ideablob.com.
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:25 pm
[...] and Miscellaneous Social Networks Disruptive Conversations SmallBizTrends Under the [...]
December 3rd, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Nominate Work.com!
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:49 pm
NOMINATE MindTouch Deki Wiki for Applications and Widgets
http://wiki.opengarden.org/Deki_Wiki/Release/Hayes
MindTouch Deki Wiki is the most popular vendor backed wiki. It is free open source software (FOSS) and is commonly used for online communities, collaboration, or for building collaborative web applications. It’s built completely on open standards (XHTML, JSON or PHP). It was the first OSI-approved commercially supported open source wiki (released under GPL 2), and is now the only open wiki platform. It has the most complete API that features 99 REST based methods and a web-service extension model that makes it possible to create mashups with many other applications, widgets, and/or data stores like Google Maps, Digg, Flickr, YouTube, MySQL, widgets from WidgetBox, etc.
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:51 pm
i nominate jumpup.
it’s an FREE online community that’s get small businesses up running quickly and successfully. i love how it’s powered by live contest and has ever new business need and tool anyone could want. it’s an amazing offering from the brand who is committed to serve as the small business champion.
i love, love, love it!
December 4th, 2007 at 1:09 am
NOMINATE = filmcrave.com
December 4th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Nominate: Kindo.com - Family Social Network in 11 languages and users from all over the world!
December 4th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Nominate JumpUp!
December 4th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
Nominate: elance.com - an online workplace where businesses find, hire, connect and pay all types of professionals online to get their work done quickly and cost effectively. Let’s small businesses do what they do best and outsource the rest.
December 4th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Nominate - Mobile - MocoSpace.com
December 4th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Nominate: CentralDesktop.com - online workspace with all the collaboration tools I need to run my small business
December 5th, 2007 at 1:49 am
Nominate: Brickfish.com - Brickfish™, the content marketing platform, has created a revolutionary new approach to online marketing that leverages the power of User Generated Content and Social Media to connect brands with consumers. Brands and agencies use our patent-pending platform to launch online advertising and marketing campaigns that spark the creation of brand-focused UGC, such as blogs, images, video and audio. This content is shared from consumer to consumer via email, IM and hundreds of Social Media sites such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and more.
Campaign participants are rewarded for creating, voting, reviewing and sharing content, resulting in high-quality brand engagement. The Brickfish platform then tracks consumer interactions with this content and provides detailed analytics on campaign reach, performance and demographics. This results in a powerful viral marketing approach that has proven to be 5 to 10 times more effective than traditional online marketing methods such as display ads or search optimization.
December 5th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Deki Wiki is a pretty sweet application: mindtouch.com
Stumbleupon is cool too: http://www.stumbleupon.com
Askville is awesome!: askville.amazon.com
December 13th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
I want to nominate Fuzz.com because it’s a great site that connects musicians and their fans.