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February 2nd, 2008

DEMO08 Wrap up-on a lighter note

I’m home now.  The cold that started to tighten its grip on my head Wednesday is slowly abating.  Something about sleeping for fourteen hours helps.
During the DEMOgod awards dinner I was sitting with Don Dodge and Brian Solis, we had a great conversation (who knew that we are all Patriots fans!).
Regardless I had been wanting […]

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January 30th, 2008

DEMOgod Winners Announced: xtranormal wins DEMOgod award!

Fresh from the DEMO 2008 dinner I am excited to let everyone know that Montreal-based xtranormal won a coveted DEMOgod award tonight.
Of course nine other companies won as well, but before I let you know about them, let me refresh your memory about xtranormal.
They make a very cool and simple 3D animation tool that you […]

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January 30th, 2008

DEMO 2008 Afternoon sessions

The fun kicks off at 2 PM … see you there!

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January 30th, 2008

DEMO 2008 Day 2 Morning Conference

Less chatter, but still live …

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January 29th, 2008

Few Thoughts on DEMO 2008, Day 1

Day 1 of DEMO is in the can and … wow what a day of contrasts.  There were some awesome demos–apps or services you start to try before the six minutes are up–and those you just have a WTF moment.
There were a couple presentations that didn’t go as well as planned (including a softly uttered […]

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January 29th, 2008

DEMO 2008: Afternoon sessions

For at least a little while I’m going to hang out in the press room and watch the streaming video.  Yeah I won’t get as many pictures, but I have a hard wire connection.

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January 29th, 2008

DEMO 2008 Conference Opening Keynote

It should be starting soon watch this space …

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January 29th, 2008

In the press room at DEMO08 Live!

Why?  Because I don’t want to test CoverItLive for the first time in a session!

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