The results are in: the 2008 Crunchies recognized Google Reader, Windows Live Mesh, Cooliris and others as the most compelling startups, Internet and technology innovations of the year. This was the Crunchies’ second annual competition, co-hosted this year by GigaOm, VentureBeat, Silicon Alley Insider and TechCrunch.

Online voting for the Crunchies ran Dec. 15 through Jan. 7, with the awards ceremony held last Friday in San Francisco. Here, in the order they were presented, are the winners and runners-up:

Best Application Or Service
Google Reader (winner)
MySpace Music (runner-up)

Best Technology Innovation/Achievement
Windows Live Mesh (winner)
Facebook Connect (runner-up)

Best Design
Cooliris (winner)
Animoto (runner-up) (more…)