29. SRAM flash memory
23. RFID and applications
22. Digital photography/videography
21. Graphic user interface (GUI)
20. Social networking via internet
16. Media file compression (e.g., jpeg, mpeg, mp3)
15. Online shopping/ecommerce/auctions (e.g., eBay)
13. Liquid Crystal Displays
11. Open source software and services (e.g., Linux, Wikipedia)
9. Office software (Spreadsheets, word processors)
8. Fiber optics
7. Microprocessors
4. E-mail
3. Mobile phones
2. PC/laptop computers
1. Internet/broadband/WWW

Our Saas called NaturalInsight hits 6 of the 7 directly:

1. We enable more than 22,000 workers to accept work and manage it from their desktop. The “old” way was for managers to assign people. The “new” way is for the managers to put opporunities out there and people accept what they want to do and schedule it themselves. This makes the field worker’s life so much better.

2. Managers had a hard time tracking down people by phone and email to schedule work. When a worker was sick, it created the same issue. The worker now manages it all through their dashboard.

3. The WOW factor was a large, billion-dollar company that went from a manger-to-field worker ratio of about 1/25 to 1/275, with 3 times the volume of work getting done! Talk about efficiency!

4. Drastically changed the way that organizations in the retail industry worked. Instead of forcing schedules on the workers, it placed the responsibility on the worker themselves to coordinate and manage, while managers can view online instantly what is happening (saved on phone bills, too!).

5. See #4 above.

6. Yes. PDF’s with 2-D barcodes became the normal “worksheet” that a worker printed to take into the field. When they were done, they signed it and faxed it into a toll-free number that received, decoded and put a copy of the PDF with the project. The clever HR group realized that they could now use that as a timecard if they put in some extra words. That dual-purpose form now serves as a timecard – a new innovation that replaced an old process.

7. This is the only one that it has not done (yet). Although, we are bringing the same type of service into other markets. Anyone who has distributed People doing work at Places for a specific Project (People,Places,Projects) can use this.

Sorry if this seemed liked an infommercial. That was not the intent. It was more to the point that our system does meet a lot of the criteria, but won’t be on the same scale as a GMail or Skyp.

A few that come to mind are:

1. Bookeeping Software
2. Project Managment Software
3. List management and newsletter apps

Especially since most of these services either offer a free or try before you buy type accounts.