It's not often that a startup changes the way the world works, but Kickstarter has done just that. The crowdfunding site had a banner 2013 and has won the Best Overall Startup award at this year's Crunchies. The category was packed with strong contenders. CloudFlare is a silent partner to the modern content delivery system of the Internet. Snapchat is a young but powerful entry into the consumer Internet market, and Twitter has enabled global real-time conversations without any filter — for better or for worse.
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John Oliver returns to host the 2013 Crunchies, TechCrunch's seventh annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year.