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Published: March 15, 2011 -- 03:48 GMT (20:48 PDT)
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Air hockey table at the Mapquest booth.

Published: March 15, 2011 -- 03:48 GMT (20:48 PDT)
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 booth.

Published: March 15, 2011 -- 03:48 GMT (20:48 PDT)
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First day of the Trade Show was very busy.

Published: March 15, 2011 -- 03:48 GMT (20:48 PDT)
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Social media books ride the trend.

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The ACLU's booth; friendly and informative on @dotrights.

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ACLU materials on ebooks and reader privacy.

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Fandemic's booth babes; friendly and lovely, but out of place in see-through dresses.

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Everyone had a gimmick

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Cisco's booth had "bacon beer" cup holders and guitar picks.

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Shutterstock has a fancy booth.

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LifeKraze had a loud "strong man" display which might have injured delicate geeks.

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The Grey Lady used their real estate to try and sell print subscriptions.

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LiveShare had a gimmick, too.

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This NewTek demo always has a big crowd.

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Brown Paper Tickets, always casual.

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Matrix-style cameras allow viewers to play with live-shot images.

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IP attorneys are not amused.

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Usershare's Japan donation sign.

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Linode.com's booth is low key.

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Even schwag has its own booth.

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Someone defaced the kik.com sign.

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Germany's presence is huge on the show floor.

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The Berlin section.

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The British Interactive section is enormous.

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British SXSW 2011.

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The UK Interactive mission: #1 Steal underpants.

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Boondock Saints has a signing booth.

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Ascentium has a live-action "Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em" game anyone can play.

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She won!

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The WordPress Genius Bar.

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Booths that fed people were more crowded than those with babes.

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Xomo's booth encourages reckless driving.

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The Austin Chronicle left these strange matches all over the trade show tables.

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Web designers are sexy?

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Booth babe greeters.

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This giant booth sent a mixed message about corporal punishment.

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Spanking machines, paddles and booth babes aim to spread a message about spanking children. No, really.

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Google's booth urged Red Cross donations.

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Much-loved Mophie is doing brisk business at SXSW 2011.

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Published: March 15, 2011 -- 03:48 GMT (20:48 PDT)

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