From the creators of the Shorty Awards, Shorty Stories is a monthly event series featuring influencers and creators who are making a career out of the internet. In this episode, hear the story of Viner and Comedian Aaron Chewning. Here how he got his start in the digital space and how that led him to being blocked by Applebees on Twitter and having the honor of losing a Shorty Award for Viner of the Year! Credits: FEATURING Aaron Chewning EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Gregory Galant Lee Semel SENIOR SUPERVISING PRODUCER Natan Edelsburg SENIOR PRODUCER Megan Frantz PRODUCER Nik Aliye FILMED & EDITED BY Noah Yuan-Vogel AUDIO Zach Bishop PHOTOGRAPHER Dag Bennstrom PAs Carly Erickson Sammie Scott SPECIAL THANKS TO Sawhorse Media Follow Aaron: https://vine.co/AaronChewning https://twitter.com/AaronChewning http://instagram.com/AaronChewning Snapchat: AaronChewning Subscribe to The Shorty Awards: http://bit.ly/1HbyEwS Twitter: http://twitter.com/shortyawards Facebook: http://facebook.com/shortyawards Instagram: https://instagram.com/shortyawards/ Vine: https://vine.co/shortyawards Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/shortyawards Blog: http://blog.shortyawards.com/ The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing content on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine, and the rest of the social web. The awards ceremony takes place in April in New York City and are livestreamed to a global audience. http://shortyawards.com/ #ShortyAwards #ShortyStories