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Robert Scoble plays dirty uncle in Amsterdam

A tipster writes in to tell us he was a little skeeved out by Fast Company TV videoblogger Robert Scoble. The offense? Manhandling the ladies at the NextWeb conference in Amsterdam two weeks ago.

Recently in Amsterdam Scoble brought great embarrassment to the conference organization by not keeping his hands to himself. Every woman that had her picture taken with him was squeezed against him with his hands going everywhere.

All the photos on Flickr have judiciously been set to private, but our tipster managed to smuggle some of their own. Scoble nauseating even the abnormally permissive Dutch by cuddling teenaged startup hopeful Jessica Mah after the jump.

What got people really upset was that he couldn't keep his hands of 17 year old Jessica Mah during the conference after party. He was all over her in the VIP room. The organization was paranoid about pictures being taken, which is why you hardly will find any. In this picture she is laying on his lap.

Were this any other married father of two, we would raise our eyebrows. Scoble's eldest son is, after all, a more appropriate date for Jessica Mah, the 17-year-old startup hopeful snuggled in his lap.

But unlike our tipster, we're inclined to give Scoble a pass. He a Silicon Valley archetype: the high school nerd unhinged by newfound digital fame. In his mind, he's still 17 himself. Having never had the experience of popularity in high school, he's recreating it now. And by that logic, there's nothing wrong with him snuggling with a girl who, if not so precocious, would be in high school herself.

9:40 AM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Jackson West
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a1choi at 09:53 AM on 04/14/08
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i think scobleizer is a pretty cool guy. eh likes young ladies and doesnt afraid of anything.
categorically at 10:01 AM on 04/14/08
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Did anyone think that Scoble's tummy might make a good pillow?
sample032 at 10:02 AM on 04/14/08
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She probably just has a thing for incest or a daddy fantasy.

He's just "that guy."
MaartenFM at 10:07 AM on 04/14/08
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I was actually at the party and didn't see any dirty uncle activity from Mr Scoble.

Link to non-private NextWeb photos:
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matto at 10:21 AM on 04/14/08
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Oh. I just sort of assumed he was batting for the other team.
dareiff at 10:33 AM on 04/14/08
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Or maybe the girl thought she might have an 'in' by brown-nosing up to *the* robert scoble.
TeenageCaveman at 10:54 AM on 04/14/08
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Considering this is what the average Dutchman looks like, it all makes sense.
Let's Form Voltron at 11:49 AM on 04/14/08
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For a married guy with two kids, Scoble gets pretty drunk, and he's affectionate by nature. But I never got the pervy vibe from him.
sovietsultan at 12:20 PM on 04/14/08
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RE: What got people really upset was that he couldn't keep his hands of 17 year old Jessica Mah during the conference after party.

hahahaha!

oh you silly protestants.

aw, you guys have too much time on your hands. jess is a sweety, and from what I hear, so is scoble.
The Brain at 01:48 PM on 04/14/08
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Live, Scoble. Live.
Fidel on the Roof at 01:57 PM on 04/14/08
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Saleeeezie!

1) I like his barcode t-shirt
2) That party looks like a lot of fun. Good times, good times! Right.
3) No cocked head pix of mah/webhosting reseller please.

I wonder what that barcode means... is it a UPS confirmation number?
RockyB at 03:35 PM on 04/14/08
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Well this lame ass crap backfired, now didn't it! Yeah baby!
Duncan at 04:08 PM on 04/14/08
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Scoble has a case of happy hands.
Matt Schlicht at 04:13 PM on 04/14/08
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I noticed that about Scoble too.

I also know Mah.

This is gross.
lawrence at 04:34 PM on 04/14/08
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back off, playa
RockyB at 05:20 PM on 04/14/08
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I was there. Mah was all over Scoble. Not to say anything implied, she just was in a snuggle mood. Scoble didn't do anything or take advantage- Why don't you ask Mah herself.
RockyB at 05:23 PM on 04/14/08
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Ask Jessica Mah what really happened...
TechMerkin at 06:54 PM on 04/14/08
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Scoble is huge in Europe.... 3 inches!!!1!
jessicam at 07:40 PM on 04/14/08
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Scoble didn't manhandle either of us! I was in a cuddly mood and a little exhausted, so I decided to lie down. Scoble can be charged only with being a super awesome guy :)
NotJulia at 10:31 PM on 04/14/08
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you say cuddly, i say Church of Latter Day Saints,

you say cute, i say warrant your ass outta here.
FiveStarEggRoll at 08:37 AM on 04/15/08
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@TeenageCaveman: My Dutch friend would take offense to that image.

Harry "not Dutch" Wang
microserfin at 11:20 AM on 04/15/08
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Who is this guy in pleated dockers and $2 shirts and how is he wheeling young snapper???

Goes to show the socially awkward get more women based on the fact if they get rejected they just dive give a shizzle...HOLLA!
Fidel on the Roof at 12:42 PM on 04/16/08
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It is so sad to observe interactions like this in person. Kinda like the feeling I get when I see a 7th grader trying to pull off looking cool and enjoying smoking.