Mobile Dating Social Psychology

A few years ago, About.com's Guide to Instant Messaging started his own Readers' Choice Awards, where the most devoted IM fans nominated, and then voted, on a plethora of their favorite things, all related to Instant Messaging. Three years later, more than 100 About.com Guides are taking part - along with me, your Guide to Dating.

This is the second year that I'm running these awards, and I think I've got a great list of categories that covers many of the major online dating sites. There are quite a few to choose from - nominate someone in all categories, just one, or any combination that works for you - but I may have missed a few. Feel free to email me if you think I should add another next year. Also, please note that you'll have to log in to nominate, but you can nominate as many sites as you like, as many times as you like once you have.

Our categories for this year's Readers' Choice Awards for Dating, are:

* Best Overall Dating Site

* Best Free Dating Site

* Best New Dating Site Started During 2011

* Best Mobile Dating Site

* Best Dating Site for Seniors

* Best Matching Dating Site

* Best Niche Dating Site (that doesn't fit into the other categories)

* Best Dating App

* Most Innovative Dating Site

* Best Dating Blog

* Best Dating Book Published in 2011

There are also a few other categories and sites with dating-related nomination categories:

* Lesbian Life Readers' Choice Awards

* Gay Life Readers' Choice Awards

* Favorite Website for Meeting New Friends

* Favorite TV Bromance

* Best Chat Rooms

* Best Social Site for Teens

There are however lots of other categories that aren't dating-related, so be sure to vote for your favorites. Nominations for the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards close February 15th, 2012, so stay tuned via RSS or the newsletter to hear which dating sites, books, blogs, and apps made the finals and eventually won.