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I'll toss the mobile and go back to using a land-line.
Keep your claws out of me.
- Just needs the right delivery.
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by aburd1
February 15, 2008 6:41 AM PST
- Marketers will figure out ways to deliver a mobile ad so that it has a
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(3 Comments)value for its view. 20% off Starbucks if you want via mobile ad. The
billions of people that use cellphones now is way to big for
advertisers to ignore.
AB
Mobile Browser System Developer
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