not one of these companies is a game changer.For once maybe u will find some company that has a product/service that is a total Game Changer for society as a whole.Not companies that are offshoots of the Social media Landscape experiment.Seems like you are helping fluff of companies in that space specifically only. - Baba

What makes a startup "hot"? Is it traffic or uniqueness etc? - Mark

Mark what makes a start up hot is based on a highly scientific formula, it is highly subjective and based on how much fluff you can create. - Baba

Well if Robert says these are hot startups, I am sure half will be out of business in 2011 :) - Mark

A good chunk on Scoble's list have Python on the back end, which is a key factor in getting acquired by Google because that's their de facto scripting language of choice. - barce from iPhone