Summary - Australian Startups Carnival 2008

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Australian Startups Carnival 2008 is over now. Our coverage is continuing and expanding. This post is all about summarizing and providing all the necessary links for people who want to read about the carnival. The necessary links are:

I hope this helps everyone.

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Sensis and the Australian Search and Directories Market

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