Tech Crunch Picks 15

I agree with almost all of Michaels picks. Digg is my big holdout. Sure, I understand the concept, but having news chosen / rated / and delivered by users begs the question... who are the users? Anti Bush screeds (generally wrong or ad hominem), Paris Hilton clips, Playstation 3 hacks, "How bad the Gubment Be" crap and the occasional wierd happening somewhere in the world isn't really on my radar for news. I would like to see what others who are interested in the same things that I am find, but I am not interested in communities that blacklist certain members for disagreeing with them, or the unintelligent commenters who sound rabid.

Anyway... Arrington's list.

A year ago I wrote a post called “Web 2.0 Companies I Couldn’t Live Without” and listed thirteen startups who’s products made a real impact in my life. Those were the products that I loved, and used every day. I enjoyed sorting through the hundreds of startups that we had written about, and picking just a handful that made a real impact on my life. It was so much fun, actually, that I’m updating the list this year.

Seven of the companies are still on the list. Six have dropped off to make room for new products, and I’ve added two more to round out the list to fifteen total products. Here’s the current list, in alphabetical order, of products I use every day and couldn’t live without: