{"id":928,"date":"2010-01-16T18:34:19","date_gmt":"2010-01-16T17:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.galhano.com\/blog\/?p=928"},"modified":"2010-01-16T18:34:19","modified_gmt":"2010-01-16T17:34:19","slug":"congratulations-crunchies-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/?p=928","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations Crunchies Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook Takes Best Overall For The Hat Trick<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s third annual Crunchies Awards\"\"<\/a> have just concluded, and we\u2019re happy to say that it was an overwhelming success. For those that weren\u2019t watching, we\u2019ve included the list of nominees and winners below. Our most sincere congratulations to the winners and to all of the nominees as well. It was an incredibly tight race for many of the categories, and it\u2019s safe to say that everyone on this list is at the top of their field.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to take a moment to point out Facebook\u2019s win for \u201cBest Overall Startup Or Product\u201d, which marks the third year in a row that the company has taken home the top prize. Facebook continues to innovate and deploy features at an impressive rate while still showing incredible growth. Ours hats go off to you.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to watch the event for yourself, you can watch an archived version of the live stream here\"\"<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Best Technology Achievement:<\/strong> <\/big>
\nBackblaze\"\"<\/a>
\nBing (Microsoft)\"\"<\/a>
\nChrome OS (Google)\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nGoogle Wave\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nPuSH\"\"<\/a>
\nSilverlight (Microsoft)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Internet Application:<\/strong> <\/big>
\nAnimoto\"\"<\/a>
\nDropbox\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nGroupon\"\"<\/a>
\nMOG All Access\"\"<\/a>
\nPosterous\"\"<\/a>
\nYelp\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Social App:<\/strong><\/big>
\nAardvark\"\"<\/a>
\nBrizzly\"\"<\/a>
\nDailyBooth\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nFarmville\"\"<\/a>(Winner)<\/strong>
\nSocialVibe\"\"<\/a>
\nStockTwits\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Best Bootstrapped StartUp:<\/strong><\/big>
\natebits (Tweetie)\"\"<\/a>
\nShoes of Prey\"\"<\/a>
\nTinychat\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nWildfire Interactive\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nwizehive\"\"<\/a>
\nWufoo\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Mobile Application:<\/strong> <\/big>
\nfoursquare\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nGoogle Voice \"\"<\/a>
\nGowalla\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nKindle for iPhone\"\"<\/a>
\nSkies of Glory\"\"<\/a>
\nTonchidot\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best International:<\/strong><\/big>
\nAmiando\"\"<\/a>
\nJolicloud\"\"<\/a>
\nPlayfish\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nSpotify\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nTweetDeck\"\"<\/a>
\nvente-privee.com\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Time Sink Application:<\/strong><\/big>
\nCanabalt\"\"<\/a>
\nCivilization Revolution (iPhone)\"\"<\/a>
\nDailyBooth\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nI Am T-Pain\"\"<\/a>
\nPandora\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nZoosk\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Design:<\/strong><\/big>
\nAnimoto\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nBrizzly\"\"<\/a>
\nChrome (Google)\"\"<\/a>
\nClicker\"\"<\/a>
\nFacebook Mobile\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nThreadsy\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Enterprise:<\/strong><\/big>
\nAmazon Web Services\"\"<\/a>
\nAtlassian\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nAzure (Microsoft)\"\"<\/a>
\nChatter (Salesforce) \"\"<\/a>
\nGoogle Docs\/Office\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nYext\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best CleanTech:<\/strong><\/big>
\nCalStar Products\"\"<\/a>
\nLocust Storage\"\"<\/a>
\nPicarro\"\"<\/a>
\nSappphire Energy\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nSun Run\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nTendril\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best New Gadget:<\/strong><\/big>
\nApple Magic Mouse\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nBarnes & Noble nook\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nlitl webbook\"\"<\/a>Motorola Droid\"\"<\/a>
\nSonos S5\"\"<\/a>
\nZune HD\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Tech PR:<\/strong> <\/big>
\nBrew Media Relations\"\"<\/a>
\nLaunchSquad\"\"<\/a>
\nOutCast Communications\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nPerkettPR\"\"<\/a>
\nSpark\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nSutherlandGold Group\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Angel:<\/strong><\/big>
\nBetaworks\"\"<\/a>
\nChris Sacca (Lowercase Capital)\"\"<\/a>
\nJeff Clavier (SoftTechVC)\"\"<\/a>
\nRon Conway (SV Angel)\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nY-Combinator\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nYossi Vardi\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best VC Firm:<\/strong><\/big>
\nAccel Partners\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nCharles River Ventures\"\"<\/a>
\nBenchmark Capital\"\"<\/a>
\nGreylock Partners\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nSequoia Capital\"\"<\/a>
\nTrue Ventures\"\"<\/a>
\nUnion Square Ventures\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Founder Of The Year:<\/strong><\/big>
\nAaron Patzer (Mint)\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nElon Musk (Tesla)\"\"<\/a>
\nJack Dorsey (Square)\"\"<\/a>
\nJeremy Stoppelman & Russ Simmons (Yelp)\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nJohn Borthwick (Betaworks)\"\"<\/a>
\nOmar Hamoui (AdMob)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

CEO Of The Year:<\/strong><\/big>
\nJosh Silverman (Skype)\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nMarc Benioff (Salesforce)\"\"<\/a>
\nMark Pincus (Zynga)\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nNeil Young (ngmoco)\"\"<\/a>
\nRichard Rosenblatt (Demand Media)\"\"<\/a>
\nTony Hsieh (Zappos)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best New Startup Or Product Of 2009:<\/strong><\/big>
\nAardvark\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nBing (Microsoft)\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nFoursquare\"\"<\/a>
\nHunch\"\"<\/a>
\nMilo\"\"<\/a>
\nSpotify\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Overall Startup Or Product Of 2009:<\/strong> <\/big>
\nAndroid (Google)\"\"<\/a>
\nFacebook\"\"<\/a> (Winner)<\/strong>
\nLinkedIn\"\"<\/a>
\nngmoco\"\"<\/a>
\nTwitter\"\"<\/a> (Runner Up)<\/strong>
\nZynga\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Congratulations Crunchies Winners! Facebook Takes Best Overall For The Hat Trick<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n