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PhoCusWright 2008 in Photos
I have found several photos from the PhoCusWright 2008 conference, and I thought I would share them with everyone:
Stephen At the Innovation Summit
The Innovators at PhoCusWright
Claude Benard, France's travel blogger
Joe Buhler and the bloggers row
Steve Joyce, Tim Hughes, Philip Caines, Claude Benard
Tom Romary on the big screen, go Yapta!
Claude in Hollywood
The Force is strong with this one, Ralf Von Sosen
War not make one great, Claude Benard
Named must your fear be before banish it you can, Steve Joyce
Me asking Rob Torres about his favorite colour in the Google rainbow. Green, no surprise there.
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December 6, 2008 - 10:52 am
Super this photos
Thanks
Claude