- If there is one tour of Intel that is a must see, it's Conan O'Brien's recent visit when Intel sponsored his San Francisco appearances, rather than this one. Conan accomplishes more promotional and entertainment value in 8 minutes than Scoble can accomplish in 40 minutes.
From mocking the staid and conformist image of Intel: "It's good. It makes people all feel like they're the same. That there is no individuality. There is no hope." to pretending to contaminate the production facility, Conan shows the Valley's video bloggers how to get a large corporation to open their sponsorship wallets: by producing watchable and entertaining promotional content.
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If there is one tour of Intel that is a must see, it's Conan O'Brien's recent visit when Intel sponsored his San Francisco appearances, rather than this one. Conan accomplishes more promotional and entertainment value in 8 minutes than Scoble can accomplish in 40 minutes.
From mocking the staid and conformist image of Intel: "It's good. It makes people all feel like they're the same. That there is no individuality. There is no hope." to pretending to contaminate the production facility, Conan shows the Valley's video bloggers how to get a large corporation to open their sponsorship wallets: by producing watchable and entertaining promotional content.
