Which Major Company Is The Best Of 2011? [MakeUseOf Poll]

In the spirit of Christmas, we asked you last week for your opinion regarding electronic Christmas cards. While not many of you voted (probably busy with Christmas dinners and presents), the majority of voters still prefer plain old paper cards over anything else.

Out of 147 voters, 24% think e-cards are great and prefer them over paper cards, 40% think paper cards are more personal and are generally superior, 16% are happy as long as they get some kind of card, and a full 20% don’t like sending cards at all.

Full results and this week’s poll after the jump.

So here is some useful information for you for next year: if in doubt, send a paper card!

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This week’s poll question is: Which Major Company Is The Best Of 2011?

2011 is over, and it’s time to think back on everything that’s happened. Among other things, 2011 saw the release of Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich, the new iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and iOS 5, Facebook’s Timeline profiles, Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus S, Windows Phone Mango and Nokia’s new WP7 devices, Mozilla’s move to quick update cycles, Amazon’s Kindle Fire, the public launch of Google+ and much much more. So taking all this into account, which is your favorite company of 2011? Who made the greatest progress? Who launched the best products? It’s time for you to choose!

Explain in the comments why you chose the company you did. Further more, if you chose “none of the above”, which do you think should be the best company of 2011?

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Yaara Lancet

Yaara (@ylancet) is a freelance writer, editor, and a tech blogger. She enjoys writing about anything thought-provoking (this very much includes food, buckyballs, and her iPad). Find her also at lnct.org.

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  • Joel Lee January 2, 2012

    Totally expected Google to be #1 here, but I’m surprised by Apple being #2. I thought Amazon would be there instead.

    • Yaara January 2, 2012

      Yep, so far Apple is leading over Amazon by far. I’m curious to see how it shapes out.

  • Dave Parrack January 2, 2012

    I voted Amazon. They’ve had a cracking year.

    • Yaara January 2, 2012

      Thanks Dave! I think Amazon had a pretty good year too, especially if you live in the US. :)

  • Nat Jay @ LCD Electronics January 2, 2012

    I voted for Apple. They have been consistently innovative over the years and have raised the bar for others to follow. My close second choice would be Google, followed by Amazon. These are my “top 3″ tech giants who I believe will continue to have significant leverage in a dynamic marketplace.

  • Connie New January 7, 2012

    By good I would a company that gives as much as it takes…all companies are in it for the money; Google for me seems to me to offer so much more “free” services that any others…okay I accept they make money from adverts…to the consumer, these ads are harmless. Privacy?? well lets hope the anti-googlers are wrong eh?

  • J. Anthony Carter January 7, 2012

    StumbleUpon wasn’t listed? Seriously?