Jan 13
2009
The second annual Crunchies (2008)
Written by linkdojo | posted in Apps, Blog, Design, Dev, Tech | 0 Comments
The nominees, winners and runners up for each category are below. Click the links if you have never heard of TechCrunch.com or the Crunchies. One of the more awesome sites for latest in Tech news and especially start-ups.
Last year’s Crunchie winners are here.
This year’s nominees, runners up and winners:
Best Application Or Service
Google Reader (winner)
MySpace Music (runner-up)
Best Technology Innovation/Achievement
Facebook Connect (runner-up)
Windows Live Mesh (winner)
Best Design
Animoto (runner-up)
Cooliris (winner)
Best Bootstrapped Startup
GitHub (winner)
12seconds.tv (runner-up)
Most Likely To Make The World A Better Place
GoodGuide (winner)
Kiva (runner-up)
Best Enterprise Startup
Amazon Web Services (winner)
Google App Engine (runner-up)
Best International Startup
eBuddy (winner)
Wuala (runner-up)
Best Clean Tech Startup
Better Place (runner-up)
Project Frog (winner)
Best New Gadget/Device
Android G1 (runner-up)
iPhone 3G (winner)
Best Time Sink Site/Application
iBowl
Tap Tap Range (winner)
Texas Hold Em (runner-up)
Best Mobile Startup
ChaCha (runner-up)
Evernote (winner)
Best Mobile Application
Google Mobile Application (runner-up)
imeem mobile (winner)
Best Startup Founder
Linda Avery and Anne Wojcicki (23andMe)
Michael Birch and Xochi Birch (Bebo)
Robert Kalin (Etsy)
Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone (Twitter ) (winner)
Paul Buchheit, Jim Norris, Sanjeev Singh, Bret Taylor (FriendFeed ) (runner-up)
Best Startup CEO
Tony Hsieh (Zappos)
Jason Kilar (Hulu) (runner-up)
Elon Musk (SpaceX)
Andy Rubin (Android)
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) (winner)
Best New Startup Of 2008
Dropbox (runner-up)
FriendFeed (winner)
GoodGuide
Tapulous
Best Overall Startup In 2008
Amazon Web Services
Facebook (winner)
Android
hulu
Twitter (runner-up)