Comments on: Last Chance to Nominate Startups For the Crunchies (Nearly 72,000 Entries So Far) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:21:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Phillip http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1859117 Phillip Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:40:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1859117 www.ejamming.com is my favorite startup this year! Musicians can connect to each other via the internet for free! Cool concept! Also, let it be noted that Sun Microsystem's kicks ass in helping startups-- they've gone to great lengths the reach-out to hungry startups with smaller budgets and have set them up with x64 servers, free tech support, conferences etc. I give them mad props this year! http://www.ejamming.com is my favorite startup this year! Musicians can connect to each other via the internet for free! Cool concept! Also, let it be noted that Sun Microsystem’s kicks ass in helping startups– they’ve gone to great lengths the reach-out to hungry startups with smaller budgets and have set them up with x64 servers, free tech support, conferences etc. I give them mad props this year!

]]> By: Jason Coleman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1838448 Jason Coleman Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:37:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1838448 So thats 75k+ UNIQUE entries? Amazing. I really don't know why I got so excited about this award thingy while I ignore most of the others. I like the bootstrapped category because winning that category can get us some exposure that we miss out on because we're not marketing or making big deals to get press about. So thats 75k+ UNIQUE entries? Amazing.

I really don’t know why I got so excited about this award thingy while I ignore most of the others. I like the bootstrapped category because winning that category can get us some exposure that we miss out on because we’re not marketing or making big deals to get press about.

]]> By: Ghetto Gates http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837911 Ghetto Gates Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:55:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837911 BLIPD.COM IS P2P VIDEO MARKETING BLIPD.COM IS DISTRIBUTED VIDEO COMMERCE BLIPD.COM IS DEMOCRATIZED ADVERTISING BLIPD.COM IS LIVE CRACK THE TUBE, EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET BLIP’D. BLIPD.COM IS P2P VIDEO MARKETING
BLIPD.COM IS DISTRIBUTED VIDEO COMMERCE
BLIPD.COM IS DEMOCRATIZED ADVERTISING
BLIPD.COM IS LIVE

CRACK THE TUBE, EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET BLIP’D.

]]> By: Fred Oliveira http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837727 Fred Oliveira Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:36:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837727 #10: We're being really smart about the way we're looking at what people have nominated. Not going to spoil it for you (its all mathematics), but it's not hard to figure out how we're doing it either. We've seen fraud (lots of it - some people blatantly cheated, no holds barred), and there's even submissions where the fraud ratio (the percentage of people who cheat vs those who vote normally for them) is over 90%. Naturally these people and companies (some who even have their employees behind the cheating process - I'm sounding like Captain Obvious here) will not go ahead to the next stage (that is, if their number of genuine votes doesn't put them above others). #10: We’re being really smart about the way we’re looking at what people have nominated. Not going to spoil it for you (its all mathematics), but it’s not hard to figure out how we’re doing it either.

We’ve seen fraud (lots of it - some people blatantly cheated, no holds barred), and there’s even submissions where the fraud ratio (the percentage of people who cheat vs those who vote normally for them) is over 90%.

Naturally these people and companies (some who even have their employees behind the cheating process - I’m sounding like Captain Obvious here) will not go ahead to the next stage (that is, if their number of genuine votes doesn’t put them above others).

]]> By: Erick Schonfeld http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837687 Erick Schonfeld Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:06:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837687 It looks like it is going to be Monday before we get the finalists all sorted out. It looks like it is going to be Monday before we get the finalists all sorted out.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837601 Nathan Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:57:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837601 On the Crunchies home page it says to check back today (13th) for the finalists, but then on the Crunchies blog, it says to check back on Monday. Can you tell us which date is correct? Thanks! On the Crunchies home page it says to check back today (13th) for the finalists, but then on the Crunchies blog, it says to check back on Monday. Can you tell us which date is correct?

Thanks!

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837290 Michael Arrington Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:10:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837290 There is obviously a lot of spam in the nominations, although it is fairly easy to simply remove a lot of it via IP grouping and common sense. There is obviously a lot of spam in the nominations, although it is fairly easy to simply remove a lot of it via IP grouping and common sense.

]]> By: Cole Norman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837160 Cole Norman Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:47:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837160 So the votes don't count really as the site says. What are the other criteria? Must be a close personal friend of TechCrunch? Showers endless gifts and praise upon its authors? Must have glossy Web 2.0 logo with reflected bottom? It sounds like a North Korean election :-) So the votes don’t count really as the site says. What are the other criteria? Must be a close personal friend of TechCrunch? Showers endless gifts and praise upon its authors? Must have glossy Web 2.0 logo with reflected bottom? It sounds like a North Korean election :-)

]]> By: The Drama 2.0 Show http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837039 The Drama 2.0 Show Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:12:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1837039 <strong>Drama’s Roundup - December 12, 2007...</strong> Last Chance to Nominate Startups For the Crunchies (Nearly 72,000 Entries So Far) Why It’s Interesting: There are only 72,000 Web 2.0 wannabes. That means there’s still massive opportunity and a market ripe for fresh faces. If you don&#8217... Drama’s Roundup - December 12, 2007…

Last Chance to Nominate Startups For the Crunchies (Nearly 72,000 Entries So Far)
Why It’s Interesting: There are only 72,000 Web 2.0 wannabes. That means there’s still massive opportunity and a market ripe for fresh faces. If you don&#8217…

]]> By: Kirk McHenry http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836982 Kirk McHenry Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:09:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836982 only 72,000 submissions? That is such a low number, techcrunch must be loosing it's edge. only 72,000 submissions? That is such a low number, techcrunch must be loosing it’s edge.

]]> By: JeffC http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836955 JeffC Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:48:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836955 Along the thought thread started by #10, what if the voting was conducted by the founders of recent startups, the only rule being they could not vote for their own company. Along the thought thread started by #10, what if the voting was conducted by the founders of recent startups, the only rule being they could not vote for their own company.

]]> By: Tampa Web Design Company http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836921 Tampa Web Design Company Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:18:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836921 I wonder who will end up Winning I wonder who will end up Winning

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836819 Steve Ballmer Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:17:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836819 I nominate: http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com I nominate:
http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

]]> By: What's Hot Today.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836785 What's Hot Today.com Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:59:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836785 Best of luck to all nominees! http://www.whatshottoday.com Best of luck to all nominees!

http://www.whatshottoday.com

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836773 Ryan Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:56:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836773 Awaiting tickets to go on sale! When should I check back? Awaiting tickets to go on sale! When should I check back?

]]> By: vrox http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836757 vrox Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:49:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836757 I agree with #10. The whole process is flawed. Really, the ones who will get the most votes are the ones putting time into "spamming" or telling friends and friends of friends to nominate them. It doesnt reflect the best startup in each category at all. If seen these people choice awards before, and they never work, much like online polls. I agree with #10. The whole process is flawed. Really, the ones who will get the most votes are the ones putting time into “spamming” or telling friends and friends of friends to nominate them. It doesnt reflect the best startup in each category at all.

If seen these people choice awards before, and they never work, much like online polls.

]]> By: yongfook http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836741 yongfook Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:44:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836741 "Mashable is doing a similar award ceremony, using user-submitted submissions. At first I thought this was a great idea but after seeing how spammy some of the submissions threads got (100-odd nomination links for sites we’ve never heard of) some flags were raised in my head regarding quality." ETA: this doesn't stop me from TOTALLY WANTING TO WIN MY CATEGORY. Vote please!!! (opensourcefood in the niche social network category) (won't link directly as I guess these two award ceremonies are in competition with each other?) “Mashable is doing a similar award ceremony, using user-submitted submissions. At first I thought this was a great idea but after seeing how spammy some of the submissions threads got (100-odd nomination links for sites we’ve never heard of) some flags were raised in my head regarding quality.”

ETA: this doesn’t stop me from TOTALLY WANTING TO WIN MY CATEGORY. Vote please!!! (opensourcefood in the niche social network category) (won’t link directly as I guess these two award ceremonies are in competition with each other?)

]]> By: Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836665 Jon Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:21:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836665 Awards aren't worth as much as some of you may think, I got two nominations (provincial wide and national) many years back, one of which I won and the only thing I got was an office robbery and a month later, everything was same-old. The press was great but too many people who wheren't in the market I was trying to penetrate proved of little benefit to me. This does sound interesting but I already got too many things at hand to deal with for now. Maybe next year. Jon Awards aren’t worth as much as some of you may think, I got two nominations (provincial wide and national) many years back, one of which I won and the only thing I got was an office robbery and a month later, everything was same-old. The press was great but too many people who wheren’t in the market I was trying to penetrate proved of little benefit to me. This does sound interesting but I already got too many things at hand to deal with for now. Maybe next year.

Jon

]]> By: Erik Schwartz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836664 Erik Schwartz Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:21:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836664 75,000 submissions. Wow. That's one startup for every 8 TechCrunch feed subscribers. 75,000 submissions. Wow.

That’s one startup for every 8 TechCrunch feed subscribers.

]]> By: yongfook http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836646 yongfook Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:15:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836646 72,000??? I think nominating sites in this way is flawed. All it takes is a few companies who are willing to spam the system to cheat their way into nominations (although I guess the final nomination list will be at the discretion of techcrunch). To me it seems that with Techcrunch's influence, it shouldn't be asking for 72,000 nominations from a random audience of wannabes and people trying to get a leg up, it should use a pool of say 100 of the web's most influential entrepreneurs to nominate entries (nominating sites they have financial / business interest in disallowed). I'm guessing that out of those 72,000 nominations, 99% of them are going to be absolute rubbish. Mashable is doing a similar award ceremony, using user-submitted submissions. At first I thought this was a great idea but after seeing how spammy some of the submissions threads got (100-odd nomination links for sites we've never heard of) some flags were raised in my head regarding quality. Just sayin' :/ 72,000???

I think nominating sites in this way is flawed. All it takes is a few companies who are willing to spam the system to cheat their way into nominations (although I guess the final nomination list will be at the discretion of techcrunch).

To me it seems that with Techcrunch’s influence, it shouldn’t be asking for 72,000 nominations from a random audience of wannabes and people trying to get a leg up, it should use a pool of say 100 of the web’s most influential entrepreneurs to nominate entries (nominating sites they have financial / business interest in disallowed). I’m guessing that out of those 72,000 nominations, 99% of them are going to be absolute rubbish.

Mashable is doing a similar award ceremony, using user-submitted submissions. At first I thought this was a great idea but after seeing how spammy some of the submissions threads got (100-odd nomination links for sites we’ve never heard of) some flags were raised in my head regarding quality.

Just sayin’

:/

]]> By: Chris R. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836634 Chris R. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:10:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836634 Since #8 reopened and revisited the door to shameless plugging again, I would like to nominate Peeplr. The search engine I am working on. Of course phase 1 of it may not even be in beta by the time the Crunchies roll around, but that has never stopped Techcrunch before, so why should it now? Since #8 reopened and revisited the door to shameless plugging again, I would like to nominate Peeplr. The search engine I am working on. Of course phase 1 of it may not even be in beta by the time the Crunchies roll around, but that has never stopped Techcrunch before, so why should it now?

]]> By: JeffC http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836567 JeffC Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:41:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836567 Since #6 opened the door to shameless plugging ... please consider Fellowforce.com, an Open Innovation Platform, for best bootstrapped startup. No one else like us out there. Votes appreciated (and innovative ideas welcome as well in the World's Largest Innovation Box) :-) Since #6 opened the door to shameless plugging … please consider Fellowforce.com, an Open Innovation Platform, for best bootstrapped startup. No one else like us out there. Votes appreciated (and innovative ideas welcome as well in the World’s Largest Innovation Box) :-)

]]> By: Live Crunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836553 Live Crunch Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:24:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836553 I would like to join my self :) with my new website inovation but I don't think as of yet I would have any chances to win I would like to join my self :) with my new website inovation but I don’t think as of yet I would have any chances to win

]]> By: Jason Coleman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836542 Jason Coleman Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:16:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836542 Vote WineLog.net as the best bootstrapped start-up! And we're out of Philadelphia, so we'll need some money to fly out for the awards. I hope that makes our case rather than hurts it ;) tick tick tick tick Vote WineLog.net as the best bootstrapped start-up!

And we’re out of Philadelphia, so we’ll need some money to fly out for the awards. I hope that makes our case rather than hurts it ;)

tick tick tick tick

]]> By: Chris R. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836541 Chris R. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:16:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/last-chance-to-nominate-startups-for-the-crunchies-nearly-72000-entries-so-far/#comment-1836541 Isn't the real prize of being a startup success and making money? These are businesses that are supposed to make a profit. What are these awards all about? Do paper mills have awards too? On the other hand, I see the need to create interest. Isn’t the real prize of being a startup success and making money?
These are businesses that are supposed to make a profit. What are these awards all about?
Do paper mills have awards too?

On the other hand, I see the need to create interest.

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