Webjam 8 Photo Gallery

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Presenters spent a lot of time looking down at their laptops (typically MacBook Pros) as they demonstrated their work to the audience.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Elcom marketer and Web entrepreneur Josh Anstey (left) and Builder AU editor Chris Duckett (right).

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Pollenizer co-founder and former Omnidrive and Kazaa CTO Phil Morle (left) and Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes (right).

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Webjam organiser and MC Lachlan Hardy

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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This presenter keeps his business card on his shirt courtesy of a QR code.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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One of the first presenters kicks off the night.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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The bar. A number of Webjam sponsors, such as browser company Opera, just kept on topping up the tab.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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One of Opera's team brought his OLPC laptop.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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The main MacBook Pro used for presentations was covered in geeky stickers.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Just one of a number of cool Web-related T-shirts to be found at Webjam.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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We spotted a Windows Vista T-shirt in the crowd. The wearer, Will Mason, later confirmed he was indeed a Microsoftie.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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The only female presenter talked about local government and Ironman, to popular acclaim.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Webjam 8 was booked out and it showed.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Another Opera staffer, with a great shirt.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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One of the last presenters prepped his presentation. Most, if not all of the audience members and presenters, sported some form of smartphone or laptop.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Another great shirt.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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These cool people got their table (right next to the bar) early and stayed there all night. Admittedly they didn't have the best view of the presenters.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Does this shirt come from London?

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Riges Younan, CEO of just-launched start-up 2vouch, seemed involved in stuff all over Sydney last night.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Just one of several Twitter shirts.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Consultant, author and Twitterer Steve "Doc" Baty.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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TechNation.com.au writer Kim Heras (left) and uTag co-founder, Massive Interactive developer and ePharmacy.com.au founder David Vandenberg.

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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Massive Interactive CTO James Mc Parlane.

Barbie beanie? What was he thinking? On the other hand it does look pretty cool. But where do you even buy one of those?

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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This presenter made the pretty lights flash on his circuit board. Purty!

Published: September 26, 2008 -- 06:19 GMT (23:19 PDT)
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If there is a Web 2.0 version of heaven, it must be Webjam. Last night Sydney's Bar Broadway was packed to the nines as 18 presenters got three minutes each on stage at Webjam 8 to show off their hot Web work. We were there to see it all go down.

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