Awards show for short-form social web media content
| The 1st Annual Shorty Awards |
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| Date | February 11, 2009 (2009-02-11) |
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| Location | Galapagos Art Space, New York City |
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| Hosted by | Rick Sanchez |
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The first Shorty Awards ceremony was held on February 11, 2009, at the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, New York. Approximately 300 people attended the event.[1] The event was hosted by CNN anchor Rick Sanchez and featured appearances by prominent Twitter users MC Hammer and Gary Vaynerchuk and a video appearance by Shaquille O'Neal.[2][3] The awards, in 26 categories, were voted on by Twitter users.[4][5]
- ^ Otterman, Sharon: "The Scene at the Shorty Twitter Awards: Chatter", The New York Times
- ^ Vilensky, Mike: "The Media Is Twittering Away Its Short Time on Earth" Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, New York Magazine
- ^ Capistrano, Daniela: "MC Hammer, AFI's Hunter Burgan Celebrate Twitter Mania At Shorty Awards" Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, MTV News
- ^ Holmes, Elizabeth: "Surviving the Drama of the Twitter Awards", The Wall Street Journal
- ^ Turnquist, Kristi: "Portland's Carri Bugbee plays Peggy Olson of 'Mad Men' on Twitter", The Oregonian