Mashable Social Networking Awards 2006 Winners

Mashable has announced the winners of the Social Networking Awards 2006. The picks were made by Mashable, Mashable Labs and Advantage Consulting Services based on “Growth and Momentum; Design and Usability; Uniqueness/Innovation”. The winners in different categories are below –

1. Mainstream and Large Scale Networks – MySpace
2. Widgets and Add-Ons – Slide.com
3. Social News and Social Bookmarking – Digg
4. Sports and Fitness – FanNation
5. Photo Sharing – Flickr
6. Video Sharing – YouTube
7. Startpages – Netvibes
8. Places and Events – Yelp
9. Music – Last.fm
10. Social Shopping – Etsy
11. Mobile – Twitter
12. Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks – Flixster

These winners are already the top social networks in their categories; if you never heard of them – visit them now. Visit the awards site for details about the nominees and get for a look at the People’s Choice Awards and Hot for 2007 Social Networks.