<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Scobleizer]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://scobleizer.blog]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Robert Scoble]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://scobleizer.blog/author/scobleizer/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[A few hours in TechCrunch 40&#8217;s&nbsp;hallway]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/1400734038/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/farm2.static.flickr.com/1067/1400734038_f95aeba452.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Renee Blodget holds court in the hallway" /></a></p>
<p>I never even got into see a presentation. The hallway was too good. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/">Here&#8217;s my photos</a>. Damn, I love my Canon 5D camera (thank you Maryam!). Imagine how good my images will be after I learn how to use it. <a href="http://www.thomashawk.com">Thomas Hawk</a> or <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/">Scott Beale</a> don&#8217;t need to worry about losing their status as best Web 2.0 photographers anytime soon. Hah.</p>
<p>I got a demo of <a href="http://www.mint.com">Mint</a> and it lives up to the hype someone gave it in my comment section this morning. Nice way to look at and manage your personal finances. <a href="http://www.cubictelecom.com/">Cubic Telecom</a> did live up to the hype, too. I gotta get some of those phones for Maryam&#8217;s family in Iran. She pays so much for her mom to call back home.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s plenty of chatter over on TechMeme &#8212; I&#8217;m not going to try to live blog conferences anymore, it&#8217;s a thankless task and one that&#8217;s best left to people who actually like sitting in the halls. Me? I&#8217;m a hallway rat. <a href="http://www.centernetworks.com/techcrunch40-day1-recap">CenterNetworks&#8217; Allen Stern has a good wrapup and links to a few of the best posts.</a>.</p>
<p>Oh, anyone want to be on the ScobleShow? I&#8217;ll be hanging out in Half Moon Bay and have a few extra hours this week to do some interviews. Family is here, so it&#8217;s good to get out of the house.</p>
<p>Finally, in that picture above is <a href="http://www.downtheavenue.com/">Renee Blodgett</a>, holding the camera. If you can identify all the other people in the picture you&#8217;ll be ready for some hallway networking at tech conferences in the future. Hint: a famous journalist/blogger, a wife of one of TechCrunch 40&#8217;s co-founders, and a famous lawblogger is there.</p>
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