Shorty Awards 2012: Oscars of social media

Former "Saved By the Bell" star Tiffani Thiessen, left, attends the 4th Annual Shorty Awards at the Times Center on March 26, 2012 in New York City.

The fourth annual Shorty Awards were held Monday night at the Times Center in New York. Hosted by "The Daily Show's" Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, the event that is being called the Grammys and Oscars of social media drew celebrities and social media heavyweights alike. Sree Sreenivasan, left, and Gregory Galant is seen in this photo.

Recording artist Agnes Monica attends the 4th Annual Shorty Awards at the Times Center on March 26, 2012 in New York City.

Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella attends the 4th Annual Shorty Awards at The Times Center on March 26, 2012 in New York City.

The fourth annual Shorty Awards were held Monday night at the Times Center in New York. Hosted by "The Daily Show's" Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, the event that is being called the Grammys and Oscars of social media drew celebrities and social media heavyweights alike.

The fourth annual Shorty Awards were held Monday night at the Times Center in New York. Hosted by "The Daily Show's" Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, the event that is being called the Grammys and Oscars of social media drew celebrities and social media heavyweights alike. Puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario from website GloveAndBoots.com are seen here.

Miss Teen USA 2011 Danielle Doty, left, and Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella attends the 4th Annual Shorty Awards at the Times Center on March 26, 2012 in New York City.

The fourth annual Shorty Awards were held Monday night at the Times Center in New York. Hosted by "The Daily Show's" Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, the event that is being called the Grammys and Oscars of social media drew celebrities and social media heavyweights alike.

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The fourth annual Shorty Awards were held Monday night at the Times Center in New York. Hosted by "The Daily Show's" Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, the event that is being called the Grammys and Oscars of social media drew celebrities and social media heavyweights alike.

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg accepting the award for the Foursquare Mayor of the Year.

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Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi presenting the Real Time Photography Shorty Award to Stefanie Gordon for taking a photo from an airplane on her iPhone of the Space Shuttle Endeavor launching.

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Quora co-founder Charlie Cheever presenting the Quora Answer of the Year Award.

The Gregory Brothers perform an original piece on Internet memes at The 4th Annual Shorty Awards.

The fourth annual Shorty Awards were held Monday night at the Times Center in New York. Hosted by "The Daily Show's" Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, the event that is being called the Grammys and Oscars of social media drew celebrities and social media heavyweights alike.