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  • Unifying customer data: e-mail marketing software company Constant Contact acquired social CRM company Bantam Live for $15 million. Direct Marketing News
  • The Pentagon wants to spend $500 million to research new cyber security technologies including cloud computing and encrypted data processing. Bloomberg
  • Retailers want to get more personal with their customers. AdAge
  • Targeted ads on social networks could improve clickthrough rates. The Financial
  • Online video services are looking more and more attractive to advertisers for targeted advertising opportunities. Multichannel News

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