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Get ready to hear the phrase "Props and Drops" a lot, at least if SocialSmack has anything to do with it. I heard last week these guys would be here at DEMOfall, and I knew I'd have to interview them. 
This startup, based in Austin, TX, is all about giving consumers a better way to express themselves about the brands they interact with on a daily basis. I had a great chat with Matt Curtin, founder and CEO.
At the opening reception Monday evening, I ran into the folks from Rocky Mountain Ventures, and learned about the new product they would introduce the next day: the CaptureID Mobile Scanner. This company, based in Fort Collins, CO, is headed by a long-time HP engineer and inventor, Gordon Nutall. And I also spoke with Ranjit Singh, COO, who’s a former Xerox executive. The beginning of my interview got cut off (duh, I missed hitting the on button in the glare of the sun!), so we join it in progress.
In the photo I took of the company’s on-stage pitch on Tuesday, that’s Gordon Nutall on the right, and marketing manager Lisa Milner on the left. 
In the interview, Gordon and Ranjit also refer to the company’s previous consumer-market product, the FlipPal portable scanner. The new CaptureID product being introduced at DEMOfall takes the company into a new direction: B2B and professional markets.
My last chance for an interview on the Pavilion floor at DEMO on Tuesday, before the final General Session was to begin, was to grab some time with the guys at Fliptop, a company that had introduced two new products in the Social & Media Technologies category on Monday. Take a listen as I interview CEO and founder Doug Camplejohn as he talks about "Fliptop for Publishers" and the "Fliptop Browser Button." (In the photo, that's Dan Chiao on the left, Director of Engineering, and John Haden, Account Manager, in the middle — a fellow Surfrider Foundation member! CEO Doug Camplejohn is in the background, being interviewed by my friend Amanda Coolong.)
• Download or listen to Graeme's interview with Fliptop (MP3)"
As the extended lunch session on the Pavilion floor at DEMO wound down on Tuesday, I had the opportunity to get some time with two of the cofounders of Infusionsoft, a company I had just seen present in the Enterprise Technologies category. This company was introducing its new "Email Marketing 2.0" platform, which sure caught my attention. I interviewed the cofounder and CEO, Clate Mask (right), and cofounder and VP-Customer Experience, Scott Martineau.
• Download or listen to Graeme's interview with Infusionsoft (MP3)"
As I continued moving around the Pavilion floor at DEMO on Tuesday, I decided to interview the cofounder of SocialWish, whom I’d seen present the day before. Her company’s site is a type of universal gift registry, for any kind of wish you may have, whether for yourself or someone else. Listen in to my interview with Tanya Strigach, cofounder and SVP of Customer Service.
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