Yesterday I found out that I had been nominated for Technology Innovator of the Year here in Maine. According to the language,
relentless energy and generosity required to bring disparate people
together and show them that they are already united in a common cause.
I think this is a fancy way of saying I know how to throw a mean tweetup, but even that credit has to be shared with Chrystie Corns.
While this is very flattering (I'm having t-shirts made up) I just want to make sure the judging committee realizes that I did not actually come up with the idea for Twitter. Or Facebook. Or LinkedIn for that matter. I did, however, come up with the idea for putting customized images on mousepads back in 1996, but two days later I saw them in the store, so I missed that opportunity.
The other two nominees actually sound like they've actually innovated something:
Tony Paine (Kepware Technologies, Inc.)
Tony Paine, Executive VP/CTO and co-owner of Kepware Technologies, has
guided the company to a position of industry leadership through
diligent and creative engineering, rational and strong management
leadership, and hard work.
Carl Spang (Falcon Performance Footwear)
Carl believes that technology can revive traditional business sectors,
and create new sectors and new manufacturing jobs. He has turned this
belief into action at Falcon, merging new technologies with traditional
products.
To see the full list of nominees for the different awards you can check out the Technology Awards Gala Finalists page, or come to the 2009 Technology Awards Gala on June 2, put on by TechMaine.
