Last week Gawker Media hosted the Luxury Marketing Council for "Luxury Brands and the Online, Affluent Consumer," featuring newly released findings from the 2009 Mendelsohn Affluent Study.

Bob Shullman, President of Ipsos Mendelsohn, showed LMC members a glimpse of annual research on the top fifth of U.S. households, most importantly Mendelsohn's tracking of the wealthy's digital habits for the very first time. Gawker was among the sites measured in this initial web canvass, further solidifying the title as a fixture in the premium online news and entertainment space. A panelist presentation followed to delve into how luxe industry pros are using the Internet to connect with their target audience. Check out the web savvy crowd found mingling at the event below.

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