I thought I would run a little experiment here on Crenk, and actually try to predict which sites will be included in this years Webware 100.

If you have any thoughts on my predictions or even better if you want to challenge me on actually getting the highest amount of correct predictions, then please either leave a comment or contact me direct. Anyone who is interested in the challenge please comment and im willing to give out some free promotion to anyone who beats me, so name your terms!

Anyways, without further adieu here are my predictions.

Audio

• AmazonMp3
• Grooveshark
• Anywhere.FM
• iLike.com
• Last.fm
• MOG
• Pandora
• Seeqpod
• Splice Music
• Mundu Radio

Browsing

• Techmeme
• Google Reader
• Bloglines
• Firefox
• Flock
• Adobe AIR
• Silverlight
• iPhone
• Netvibes
• Safari

Commerce and Events

• Amazon
• Craigslist
• Ebay
• Etsy
• Farecast
• Kayak
• Oodle
• Meetup
• Paypal
• oDesk

Communication

• Gmail
• Jaxtr
• Campfire
• ooVoo
• Plaxo
• Skype
• Windows Live Messenger
• Zimbra
• Windows Live Hotmail
• Meebo

Productivity

• Basecamp
• Etelos
• Google Docs
• Google Calendar
• Long Jump
• Mint
• SalesForce
• Quicken Online
• Wesabe
• Zoho

Publishing and Photography

• .MAC
• Blogger
• Drupal
• Flickr
• Feedburner
• Picnik
• Pownce
• Wordpress
• Zooomr
• Twitter

Search and Reference

• Answers
• Ask
• Google
• Google Earth
• Google Maps
• Hakia
• Live
• Wikipedia
• Yahoo
• Mahalo

Social

• Bebo
• Del.icio.us
• DeviantArt
• Digg
• Facebook
• Ning
• Myspace
• LinkedIn
• Geni
• Google Groups

Utility and Security

• Amazon S3
• Bit Torrent
• Box
• DropSend
• Mozy
• OpenID
• Webex
• YouSendIt
• Flektor
• Carbonite

Video

• Blinkx
• Fix8
• Joost
• JumpCut
• Kyte
• Mogulus
• Ustream
• Viddler
• YouTube
• Vimeo

Voting is now open for the Webware 100. This is one of web awards that actually means something. You can head here and cast your votes. There are 10 categories looking for votes:

• Audio: Music, podcasts, audiobooks.
• Browsing: Browsers, start pages, RSS readers, widgets, runtime engines.
• Commerce and events: Retail, auctions, travel, real estate, concerts, conferences.
• Communications: E-mail, chat, voice.
• Productivity: App suites, to-do lists, groupware.
• Publishing and photography: Blogging, content management, photo sites.
• Search and Reference: Search engines, encyclopedias, mapping.
• Social: Social networking, family sites, recommendations, online worlds, contests.
• Utility and Security: Infrastructure providers, storage, online protection.
• Video: Video storage, playback, streaming, editing, and animation.

I will be discussing my votes in the coming week or so.

Winners (250 Entrecard Credits Each)

• Jamaipanese
• Sharon Hurley Hall

I would just like to thank everyone who entered. This competition was quite successful and I look forward to doing a lot more in the near future.

Entrants included:

• Androo
• David Bradley
• Drew
• Cris
• Maria
• Jeff
• Theda
• JHS
• Alex Roshuk
• Frank
• Hafiz
• P Tamaro
• Neil Duckett 

Our Entrecard competition is finishing tomorrow, so make sure you head over and check it out now. Everyone wins in this competition, because all entries receive a link back to their site.

The nice people over at Entrecard have provide me with 500 Entrecard Credits to give away. Entrecard is currently seen on some of the internets best sites, such as John Chow, Problogger, Adii, Tyler Cruz and more. These credits can get you advertising on all of these sites at the same time.

Whats on offer:

• 500 Credits for Entrecard that will be split into 2 winners. 250 each.

How to Enter:

• Subscribe to our RSS Feed.
• Leave a comment saying your subscribed.

Competition Ends:

• 31st January at Midnight GMT

Winners Announced:

• There will be a winners post here on Crenk a few days after the 1st February, and both winners will receive a link back to their site. Additionally, if you enter i will also offer a link back to your site.

Thats it! How easy is that. Enjoy

The Crunchies happened last night and here are the winners. All this information has been pulled straight from Techcrunch, so make sure you head over there to see some of the after party, etc.

The ceremony went (mostly) smoothly with a couple of surprises amongst the results. For a full list of nominees, visit the Crunchies 2007 portal here.

Aductions is launching a “My Experience” competition that offers up to $1000 cash to 7 winners every month.

• Top Prize - $500 - eligible after at least 50 reviews
• 2nd Place - $300 - eligible after at least 30 reviews
• 3rd Place - $100 - eligible after at least 15 reviews
• 4 Runner Ups - $25 each

All you have to do is review or blog about your experience on the Aductions Platform.

Requirements:

1. Write an objective review on your blog or website about the Aductions Advertising Platform.
2. Reviews should be in English, and must contain a minimum of 300 words, and at least one link to the Aductions website.
3. To submit your review in the appropriate discussion in the Competitions category of the Aductions Forum. For example, for the January 2008 competition, post your link in the discussion entitled “January 2008 Review Competition - Submit Links Here“.
4. You should maintain an Aductions ad space on your blog or website throughout the competition.
5. You should have a PayPal account to which your winnings can be sent.

The competition ends on the last day of every month. If the top prize isn’t won, it will increase by 10% in the subsequent month.

In all cases, the winners will be announced on the Aductions Forum within 7 days.

With so many blog awards out there these days, are there any actually worth winning? Well if there is one that stands out, it has to be the Weblog Awards (Bloggies).  If you think Crenk is actually worth of one of these great awards, please head over to the site and put in your nominations, it would be greatly appreciated.

Crenk has been nominated for the 4th International Blog Cup.

If you would like to help Crenk win the event. Please head over to http://iblogcup.com.

Thanks

The voting in the first ever Open Web Awards is over and Vizu has validated the results. We look forward to meeting all the winners and nominees at the Open Web Awards live event on January 10th at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. A final thanks to our blog partners, sponsors and most importantly everyone who nominated and voted - in excess of 250,000 votes and nominations were cast!

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

Without further ado, here are the 13 winners in each respective category of the People’s Choice component of the awards. These were nominated and voted on by readers of Mashable and partner blogs.

Mainstream and Large Social Networks

Applications and Widgets

Social News and Social Bookmarking

Social Search

Sports and Fitness

Photo Sharing

Video Sharing

Start Pages

Places and Events

Music

Social Shopping

Mobile

Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks