Mashable, the go-to Web site for social media news and information is seeking nominations for it’s “Open Web Awards,” recognizing people in various categories of bloggers and social media users. Among the 最佳, 返回页首 people nominated in THREE categories is Wilmington’s own Hilarie Burton. She’s nominated in the “Best Actor/Actress to Follow,” “Best Celebrity to Follow,” and “Most Inspiring,” categories. 你 know her as a former 星, 星级 of One 树 Hill, filmed here, and for launching her own production company earlier this year.

Nominations in Mashable’s Open Web Awards go through Sunday, Nov. 15th, and so far, Hilarie’s among the 最佳, 返回页首 10 most nominated in those categories. She’s come a long way in in the social media realm. I interviewed Hilarie and her colleagues earlier in the 年 about her new production company, Southern 哥特式 Productions (or, SoGoPro) and the company’s use of social media and video blogs to connect with 粉丝 and give insight into their work. At the time, Hilarie hardly knew what a blog was – she 说 the idea was new to her and she was learning as she went. Now, she blogs regularly on SoGoPro’s Web site, and she and her colleagues run a Twitter account to connect with 老友记 and fans.

Hilarie and her SoGoPro partners Nick Gray and Kelly Tenney rely on social media and blogs for several purposes: broadcasting 更新 about their work, allowing 粉丝 to stay tuned to their work, featuring podcasts from other works, gaining ideas and help from 粉丝 and followers and creating a personal connection to the people who will be watching their work. It’s a way to stay transparent, according to the three in an interview earlier this year.

Stay tuned later this 月 for Mashable’s Web contest winners.