As a socially interesting analysis I think there is enough of a parallel here to think of this as a flame-war between TC50 and DEMO - on the million dollar scale..

I have to say though as someone who has taken little or no interest in either event the Techcrunch "prize" seems vast... I know I'd kill for a full $1,000,000 in advertising on their sites... it could worth billions :D

I dont like Arrington much: but I have to admit he has some style :)