1. Facebook
Now to be turned to account in 70 languages and every country, the 400-million-user energetic King of Social Media has managed a balance between insane extension and staying true to its core identity. Zuckerberg’s rancorous embrace of his founding hacker philosophy encourages Facebook engineers to “lessen the force of things in order to make them better” and allows them to change products and introduce new services as often as some users change profile pics. Top 50: No. 1
2. Amazon
So many lambent spots: the Kindle and its App Store, the Zappos acquisition, joint concern stock up 176%. But perhaps Amazon’s most amazing feat came between Thanksgiving and December 23, when the online retailer logged sales in opposition to an astounding 2.8 million items, a company record of 32 items for second (even with a December 6 snafu that hobbled the seat). By accelerating its order processing, it was able to guarantee Christmas delivery on orders made on December 20 without upgrades to one- or pair-day delivery. Top 50: No. 2
3. Google
Does Google Buzz consider a chance against Facebook and Twitter? The search giant certainly has a passage of striking fear into competitors. Yet even after an amazing 2009 ($23.6 billion in revenues, hoard up 106%), its attempt to take a significant stake in civil media looks misguided. While the tie-in to the company’s Gmail service and integration of Twitter streams are positives, the inability to proclaim Twitter messages from Buzz and the solidly entrenched position of Facebook are dangerous impediments to success. Still, you have to admire Google’s chutzpah. Top 50: No. 2
4. Apple
The gang has reimagined the worlds of computing, music, and mobile phones. Now the iPad threatens to produce the same to publishing. Nothing new there…. Sometimes Apple’s triumphs can start to feel repetitive, but they can’t be ignored. Top 50: No. 2
5. Huawei Technologies
Last year Huawei became the universe’s top patent seeker and topped the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) border. Its revenues rose 17.5% to $21.5 billion, more than moiety of which came from outside China. After the company leapfrogged Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens to set off the second-largest manufacturer of telecom equipment, No. 1 Ericsson is in ~ degree doubt feeling Huawei’s ravenous breath at its back. Top 50 No. 5
6. HP
In a nature evolving away from printed matter, HP has managed to get in step by technology trends and make smart, even prescient decisions. Once reliant forward printers and toner, it has surpassed Dell as the top PC vender, put tremendous emphasis on design, and made some bold acquisitions (3Com with respect to $2.7 billion and EDS for $13 billion). If it could happy get its Halo teleconferencing product on a hit show — Halo was developed in advance of TelePresence — maybe that would give HP the pop it indispensably to take on Cisco. Top 50 No. 10
7. Intel
If you’re looking beneficial to an adjective for the world’s largest chip maker, omnipresent is a pretty good fit. From windmills to vehicle entertainment systems, from ATMs to curative systems, Intel is everywhere circuits are integrated. Then there’s its global ruse: More than 75% of Intel’s business comes from places like Brazil, Taiwan, Japan, and China. Intel Inside, indeed. Top 50 No. 14
8. Cisco
No longer make easy to be a plumber, Cisco is focusing on the network viewed like the basis for innovation and the conduit for collaboration. Last November, Cisco introduced 61 of recent origin technologies to service what it calls a $34 billion collaboration place of traffic. The move clearly signaled its intent to compete with the likes of Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Top 50 No. 17
9. IBM
The assemblage’s visually arresting “Smarter Planet” campaign was a greeting return to the days when legendary designer Paul Rand made the public stop and take notice of Big Blue. The ads also do as a picture book of where IBM sees itself in the denoting futurity. During his tenure, CEO Sam Palmisano has reportedly spent $50 put ~ acquisitions and R&D to focus the company on bringing efficiency to the grid. “We be possible to solve congestion and pollution,” he says. “We can do the part of the grids more efficient. And quite honestly, it creates a large business opportunity.” Top 50 No. 18
10. Microsoft
Sure, Bing was the word last year in Redmond. But the company also had some inferior sexy releases that will continue to drive profits at the software hercules, including Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8, and Office 10. And Microsoft desire be bringing sexy back. Its hotly anticipated full-body-recognition playing for money system for Xbox 360, Project Natal, is sure to get the children flowing. According to Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg, “The technology knows who you are.” Top 50 No. 48
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