I-Earthmine iwina ama-Crunchies 2007

Izindondo Kungumklomelo waminyaka yonke wokuqamba okuhle kakhulu kwezobuchwepheshe kwi-Intanethi, okwenziwe yiThechCrunch futhi kuxhaswe izinkampani ezinjengeMicrosofto, iLanga, i-Adobe, i-Ask, i-Intel nezinye.

Lo mcimbi ubanjwa minyaka yonke, unyaka we-2007 kuhlongozwa abazongenela ukhetho be-82,000 kusukela ngoJanuwari 10; lapho abakwa-18 bangoDisemba bekhethwe abazoba yingxenye yama-5 esigabeni ngasinye kwathi ekuqaleni kukaJanuwari walo nyaka kwanikezwa owaphumelela isigaba ngasinye kulezi.

Umhlaba, umbono osuselwe ekudaleni iqoqo ledatha ye-georeferenced kumodeli enezinhlangothi ezintathu kube owinile esigabeni “emisha kwezobuchwepheshe umhlabeleli“. Izinhlelo zokusebenza zokumodela ezinezinhlangothi ezintathu zingathuthukiswa kule nkundla, ngesitayela se-Streetmaps ye-Google, bese zihlanganiswa ngenhloso yokugcina ulwazi lwendawo lutholakale emphakathini.

Naphezu kobuchwepheshe obungebanzi kangako, nezindlela ezintsha amathuba amaningi nokuthi muhle kanjani ngaphakathi kwemvelo yethu.

Kuyafaneleka futhi ukuqaphela i-Wordpress, ngenxa yokuthi ufunda lokhu okuthunyelwe, okuphumelele esigabeni sesinyathelo esingcono kakhulu esinethuba lokuphumelela futhi umsunguli wayo wawina njenge-CEO ehamba phambili.

Laba ngabanqobi be Izindondo izigaba ezahlukene kanye nabaqokwe kowamanqamu:

1. Ukuqamba okuhle kakhulu kwezobuchwepheshe: Umhlaba
   I-Earthmine, efana, Hambisa amanethiwekhi, i-Twine, i-Viewdle
   
2. Isiqalo esihle kunazo zonke izindleko: I-Techmeme
   I-FriendFeed, PoliticalBase, ProductWiki, Techmeme, UpNext
   
3. Umshini wegajethi omuhle kakhulu: iPhone
   I-iPhone, i-Kindle, i-Ooma, uPleo, i-Wii
4. Imodeli yebhizinisi ehamba phambili: Zazle
   I-Glam Media, i-Imamele, i-Prosper, i-Weatherbill, i-Zazzle
5. Ukuklama okungcono: SmugMug
   I-Etsy, iJackson Fish Market, iNetvibes, iSmugMug, i-Songza
6. Isinyathelo sokuqala sebhizinisi: I-Zoho
   Ama-37Signals, Attributor, HarGG, Ribbit, Zoho
7. Inqubo enhle kakhulu esekwe kumakhasimende: UMeebo
   I-1800-FREE-411, 23andMe, LinkedIn, Meebo, Zillow
8. Inqubo yeselula ehamba phambili: Twitter
   I-AdMob, uFring, iLoopt, iShozu, iTwitter
9. Isinyathelo esihle kakhulu samazwe omhlaba: I-Netvibes
   I-Atlassian, Gizmoz, MusicShake, Netvibes, Openads
10. Isicelo esihle kakhulu sokukhiqiza okuqukethwe: Digg
    I-Digg, i-Facebook, i-Geni, i-Instruction, i-Yelp
11. Isiza esihle kakhulu sokusatshalaliswa kwevidiyo: Hulu
    Aniboom, Hulu, Joost, Justin.tv, Tokbox
12. Ukuqaliswa okungcono kokumaketha kwegciwane: StumbleUpon
    I-Flixster, iLike, imininglywithyou, RockYou, StumbleUpon
13. Isinyathelo esihle kakhulu sobuchwepheshe obuhlanzekile: Tesla Motors
    Ama-A123Systems, Ausra, GridPoint, NanoSolar, Tesla Motors
14. Isinyathelo esihle kakhulu sokusebenzisa isikhathi: I-Koungate
    IHolor Humor, iDuels, i-Kdice, i-Krentsate, nePandora
15. Okuthandwa kakhulu ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono yokuhlala: AbanikeliChoose
    Izimbangela, AbanikeliChoose, I-Zerofootprint, i-Kiva, i-One Laptop Per Ingane
16. Ukuqalisa ngamathuba angcono empumelelo: WordPress
    I-Kayak, i-Mint, i-Slide, i-Wordpress, i-Zivity
17. Umsunguli onenqubo enhle kakhulu: Mark Zuckerberg
    UReid Hoffman (uLinkedIn), uMax Levchin (uSlide), uKevin Rose (Digg), u-Evan Williams (Twitter), uMark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
18. Umphathi Omkhulu: UToni Schneider, umsunguli we-Wordpress
    Gina Bianchini (Ning), Dick Costolo (Feedburner), Toni Schneider (Wordpress), Rob Solomon (Sidestep), Lance Tokuda (RockYou)
19. Isinyathelo esihle kakhulu esenziwe ku-2007: iMedix
    IHulu, iMedix, iJoost, iRibbit, iTumblr
20. Okuhle kunakho konke: Facebook
    I-Digg, i-Facebook, i-GrandCentral, i-Twitter, iZillow

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