Top 10 winners Technology2008

1. Top 10 Winners
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Top 10 Winners
TECHNOLOGY

2. #1#1#1#1
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is the co-founder,
Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar
Animation Studios.
Steve Jobs

3. #2#2#2#2
Barack Obama
President elects presidential campaign attracted millions of
voters through the innovative use of Web 2 and mobile
technologies.
Barack Obama

4. #3#3#3#3
Nicholas Carr
His book “The Big Switch” became a manifesto on the
potential of cloud computing.
Nicholas Carr

5. #4#4#4#4
Dan Nye
Linked in CEO grabbed millions in funding besides
expanding relationships with partners, making Linked in
one of the top social nets.
Dan Nye

6. #5#5#5#5
Eric Schmidt
Eric Emerson Schmidt is Chairman and CEO of Google Inc.
and a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. He
also sits on the Princeton University Board of Trustees.
Eric Schmidt

7. #6#6#6#6
Ray Ozzie
Bill Gates successor posed to be one of the most important
players in the IT industry.
Ray Ozzie

8. #7#7#7#7
Nate Silver
This Chicago sabrematrician’s website FiveThirtyEight.com
revolutionized the perception of political junkies views
about polls.
Nate Silver

9. #8#8#8#8
Marc Benioff
As per Marc Benioff’s predictions years ago, the potential of
software-as-a-service came to explosive fruition this year.
Marc Benioff

10. #9#9#9#9
Larry Ellison
The outspoken Oracle head continued his acquisition spree
by adding big buys such as BEA systems to his list signaling
that there is more to come from the tech giant.
Larry Ellison

11. #10#10#10#10
Evan Williams
His firm Twitter taught the value of micro-messaging as a
social and business tool.
Evan Williams

12. Thank You!