The 2007 Crunchies is the first annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year. The Crunchies is a collaboration project between GigaOm, Read/WriteWeb, VentureBeat and TechCrunch. Best of all, the internet community is invited to choose who wins.
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Categories are:
*Best technology innovation / achievement
Recognition for best new technology achievement or breakthrough
*Best bootstrapped start-up
For a company that has raised less than $100.000 from individuals, angels or others
*Best new gadget / device
For the best new Internet-accessible electronics device launched in 2007
*Best business model
For a company that's pioneering new revenue-creation opportunities
*Best design
Recognition for best user-interface design
*Best enterprise start-up
For a start-up focused on enterprise or business-to-business applications and services
*Best consumer start-up
For a start-up focused on consumer-facing applications and services.
*Best mobile start-up
For companies who provide mobile content or mobile distribution platforms
*Best international start-up
To recognize start-up achievement outside the United States (company must be founded, headquartered and operated primarily outside the US)
*Best user-generated content site
For sites who rely on content created primarily from users
*Best video site
For sites who distribute video and/or other rich-media content
*Best clean tech start-up
For companies focused on environmentally conscious technology applications
*Best use of viral marketing
For the company that has demonstrated the best use of viral marketing techniques to drive distribution
*Best time sink site
Favorite site to use when you're not working or not wanting to think about work
*Most likely to make the world a better place
To recognize a site that is making an important social impact in the world. Site does not need to be a non-profit to qualify.
*Most likely to succeed
Site most likely to meet with future financial success (may be defined as revenue creation, a big exit, or other future accomplishment)
*Best start-up founder
Award to recognize an exemplary start-up business founder
*Best start-up CEO
Award to recognize an exemplary start-up business CEO
*Best new start-up of 2007
Company must have been founded in 2007
*Best overall
For the best overall site or product of 2007
See more here: http://vote.crunchies.techcrunch.com/
