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I got a free pass to DEMO! I was really happy — until I got to the last line of the attached email.

Sender: Erica Lee To: paul@paulboutin.com Subject: Invitation to DEMO 08 Hi Paul,

On behalf of DEMO Executive Producer Chris Shipley, I would like to invite you to attend DEMO 08, in Palm Desert CA, January 28 - 30.

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Please join our exclusive audience of VCs, gurus, entrepreneurs and business executives as we spend two full days identifying industry trends and peeking into the future of technology innovation. We have a limited number of complimentary press passes and GigaOM has been selected to receive one. To sign up for your free pass, please contact me.