Social Audio Awards Criteria

Platform Of The Year
This category is free to enter and is your chance to promote your social audio platform of choice. While we know that some people use multiple social media platforms and apps, and there are pros and cons to each one, we ask the question, if you could only pick one who would win this award? You may want to consider, features, ease of use, audio quality, or simply your personal preference. We can’t wait to see which social audio platform or app comes out on top!

Social Audio Person Of The Year
Who is the one person who really stands out for you in the social audio world? What makes them the social audio person of the year? Are there specific reasons why they should be crowned with this auspicious title? We are sure that this category will be an interesting one, and we look forward to seeing who is nominated for this important recognition and award.

Community Builder
If you are an early adopter, have been using social audio for a while or are completely new to the platform, who is the social audio person that makes you feel part of a community? Who is helping to build a true, helpful community? They may be busy creating a niche community, specialising in a particular field of interest, or helping to promote and attract more people to the social audio ecosystem. Who deserves to be highlighted as an outstanding community builder?

Education & Knowledge
Social audio is proving to be a valuable application when it comes to shared knowledge. We are looking to showcase the person who demonstrates their passion in the area of education and knowledge. This may be how to use social audio right through to rocket science and beyond! If you or someone you know is sharing and imparting knowledge and helping to educate others, we would love to see them nominated for this award. The topic they focus on may be anything, but the person should be someone who is clearly providing useful knowledge and education.

Health & Wellness
This is a broad category covering health, mental health, well-being and everything in between. If your audio discussions focus on these areas you could be crowned an award winner! The importance of health and wellness thankfully has come into sharper focus, partially due to the pandemic and as more people focus on this critical area, learning from knowledgeable experts is helping many to make meaningful changes to their lives. We salute everyone promoting health and wellbeing!

Rising Audio Star
Everyone starts somewhere. It can be at times a little daunting when you listen to people with big profiles and huge follower numbers. This award recognises a rising star. The one to watch in the world of social audio. If you are a rising star in this audio world, this could be you. Likewise, if you want to acknowledge a rising social audio star, be sure to nominate them.

Business and Finance
Social Audio topics rarely come much broader than this. If you have been part of a discussion on business or finance that has helped you it might be time to nominate someone who deserves the recognition they deserve. If you are producing audio content in the business sphere this is the category for you, with so many excellent businesses and finance social audio people, this category will be highly competitive.

Cryptocurrency
A dedicated awards category for all things crypto. Regardless of the ebb and flow of cryptocurrency pricing, this award category highlights the experts in their field. The people who share valuable insights and knowledge. If you dive into the decentralised world, blockchain, and web3 with a passion for cryptocurrencies this is an awards category to be recognised in. With some much information and education in this area, we see many dedicated social audio spaces on crypto and we want to recognise the best in this area.

Technology
A wider awards category covering technology. This is open to any technology social audio aficionados. Technology seems to continue at a fast pace and the people helping to discuss the latest changes and upcoming tech are extremely valuable experts. We want to recognise these individuals who focus on the world of technology. Helping others to make sense of recent technology and what is coming down the tracks. Nominate your favourite technology guru today.

NFTs
This category is all about the world of Non-Fungible Tokens. On a simple premise that a non-fungible token is a record on a blockchain which is associated with a particular digital or physical asset. The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain and can be transferred by the owner, allowing NFTs to be sold and traded. When it comes to social audio NFT discussions and communities who should be awarded the winner?

Gaming
The explosion of gaming from consoles, online and e-sports is hard to ignore. With a growing trend for social audio gaming discussions, this is an interesting award category. The use of audio for gaming is long established, but who is helping to spread the world of gaming on social audio channels? Calling all gaming experts active on social audio, this is the category for you!

Sports
Social audio has been a real boost to the world of sports. Cutting through traditional media channels, real-time conversations about sports, teams, results, opinions and debates are now commonplace. With some platforms heavily leaning into sport and others with dedicated sports social audio hosts, who would you nominate for this award?

Music
It is recognised that not all social audio around quality is the same. However, despite this music is alive and kicking on social audio. Everything from conversations about music, to live concerts and talent shows to big-name artists taking part. We want to highlight the social audio person who is contributing to the music sector on social audio platforms.

Arts and Culture
Arts bring different people together, and culture helps to appreciate each other with their diversity. Arts and culture can illuminate our inner lives and enrich our emotional world. if you are active in the arts and culture space and are hosting social audio discussions in this area, we want to hear from you. Who should be crowned the winner of the Arts and Culture category?