Last week, I was lucky enough to attend TechCrunch50, where I tried liveblogging and failed miserably. Though I got to see some amazing and innovative companies, and some up-and-coming entrepreneurs that I expect a lot from in the future. I will be posting some more about them in the days to come, along with a feature about the Angeleno companies that were present.
This year’s winner, Yammer, had a great presentation, and I genuinely liked the product. I’m a fan of Geni as well, and I think David Sacks is a brilliant entrepreneur. Yammer does have a huge market, and an established business model, but in my opinion, it lacks innovation, originality, and staying power. For a system like Yammer to work, everyone in the company would need to use it, and I don’t see that happening in a lot of industries. Most companies fear security issues, and rightly so.
The business Twitter clone is not an new idea. Two companies, Ididwork and Present.ly, have recently launched similar applications. My personal favorite is Ididwork, it offers analytics and performance reports - a very cool feature.
So in lieu of Yammer (”What are you working on?”) winning TechCrunch50, I thought I might have some fun guessing some other Twitter-like sites that I think have serious potential.
10. Ritter - “What would John Ritter be doing?”
9. GetHer - “Who are you stalking?”
8. Quitter - “What have you failed at recently?”
7. Bitter - “What are you angry about?”
6. Bicker - “Who have you fought with today?”
5. Hitter - “What have you punched recently?”
4. Jitter - “How much coffee have you had today?”
3. Boozer - “What are you drinking?”
2. Litter - “What have you done to ruin the environment recently?”
1. Twatter - “Who are you doing right now?”
Any other suggestions? Leave them in the comments. 
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