Choose Opera

The Open Web Awards is mashable's international online voting competition that covers major innovations in web technology and achievements in Social Media. You can vote on any product or person you want and shameless self-promotion is encouraged.

There's one category in particular we feel is relevant for Opera and that's "Best Mobile App".

Opera Nominations

• Best Mobile App: Opera Mini
• Best Blogger to Follow: You choose
• Best Corporate Blog: Choose Opera?

These are just a few of many categories, so feel free to check them out.

BlackBerry Cool is running an Opera Mini contest where all you have to do is download Opera Mini on your BlackBerry (if you haven’t done it already).

They're giving away a ton of prizes including:

1. BodyGuardz scratch protectors for the Curve 900 and Bold.
2. A wide variety of chargers.
3. Otterbox cases for the Bold and 8900.
4. Software gift cards of up to $50.

To win one of our Tier 1 prizes, just leave a comment in this post or the contest page. Tell them what you like and dislike about Opera Mini.

One lucky reader from the BlackBerry Cool community will win the Grand Prize and get to visit Oslo, Norway and visit the Opera headquarters. He or she will be accompanied by a correspondent from BlackBerry Cool, who will be writing about the experience. You’ll even get to visit Linkoping, Sweden where Opera Mini is made.

Contest ends Friday, July 10 at noon PDT.

Only North American residents are eligible.

Visit the Black Berry Cool Web site for more information.

Opera Mini is now in its 4th version, and to celebrate an upcoming release, we want to create a collage featuring people using Opera Mini from around the world.

Therefore, we're reaching out to you. We would like to tribute you on our product pages (among other places) with a picture (head shot) and a testimonial (1-2 sentences) about why you love Opera Mini.

It's recommended that you submit a picture of yourself which is in good quality (high resolution and minimal amount of noise). Feel free to snap a picture of yourself doing something fun while surfing the Web on your phone, or something similar. All you need is a camera and a good chunk of imagination. Just be sure to have your face fairly prominent in the picture.

The reward for those who're used in the collage will receive an Opera goodie-bag and instant Internet fame by being recognized with our smallest (but most powerful) browser .

Good luck everyone, and we can't wait to see those testimonials!

Rules

• Deadline is on Monday, May 12th.
• Images are limited to .jpg, .gif, .png and .pdf. If you would like to use a different format, please send an inquiry first.
• Email attachments are limited to 1 MB. Please send an inquiry if your submission is greater than 1 MB size, or if you have a location to host your file (such as your My Opera Community account), simply send the link.
• It is prohibited to send content which is defamatory, offensive or abusive or of an obscene or menacing nature.
• Send your entry as an attachment or upload it to your My Opera Community page, and email the link.
• By sending us your submission, you accept that Opera Software ASA may re-use your submission for marketing purposes.