Innovative startups for 2009

Erick Schonfeld, editor in TechCrunch, is wondering about the kinds of innovative startups we mostly need in 2009:

“At the moment I’m writing this post, electric car batteries have the lead with 30%. Considering the serious global energy and pollution problems, I’ve voted for this option too. However, I’m sure we’re going to see lots of new Social Web startups in 2009, including social search tools and new mash-ups of Web 2.0 services”.