Seasonal Paradise

Post Affiliate Conference

The calm after the storm, with Matt, Elena, and Marc Lesnick after a successful 1st Affiliate Conference in Denver.

Very Happy Couple

Elena & Irena

Poolside at the Friday after-party

Miami Conference After-party

Friday night party

Presenting At Nokia

Presenting At Nokia
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

I paid Nokia a visit at their annual strategy sessions to present as a guest
speaker on the subject of Mobile Social Networking.  Picture from the Palace
Hotel balcony at 6:45am.

Blog World Pajama Party

Blog World Pajama Party
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Feeding the killer rabbit slippers at the pajama party at Blog World in
Vegas.

The Incredible Forbes Island

The Incredible Forbes Island
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

After the Mobile Social Networking Conference in San Francisco a
dozen of us took in dinner between Piers 39 & 41 at Forbes Island;
a boat that looks like an island that has a lighthouse on it.

Marc Lesnick and I, at the top of the lighthouse.

Jinmao Friday Night

Jinmao Friday Night
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Inside the bar at the top of the Jinmao tower after the end of the

conference.

Final Panel, With Beer - Day 4

Final Panel, With Beer
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Marc's final panels are often the highlight of his conferences. 90 minutes+

of panel Q&A, complete with beer.

Done Deal at Blue Frog

Done Deal at Blue Frog
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Shane from Userplane seals the deal with Alif.

East Meets West At The Blue Frog Party

East Meets West At The Blue Frog Party
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Two of the smartest guys at the conference. Dr Wuttke, CEO of Germany's

be2.com meets Dr Song Li, serial entrepreneur and CEO of 96333.com.

Conference Party at Blue Frog in Shanghai

Conference Party at Blue Frog in Shanghai
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Myself, Marc Lesnick (conference organizer), and Justin Parfitt (CEO of

fastlife.com).

Asian Internet 'Friends-Making' Conference - Day 3

Asian Internet Dating/Social Networking Conference
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Attending the two day conference in Shanghai. 45 or so in attendance. Lots

of great sessions. It's a tough market and few are making significant money

yet. The government halved the already low maximum SMS billing fees to just

10RMB a month (7 RMB to a $) which hurt some of the major friends-making

players. Most Chinese have direct debit cards which can't be auto-rebilled.

Consequently, Baihe.com and 96333.com switched to high-end offline services

and annual billing.