In CBS test, mobile ads find users

By Laura M. Holson
The New York Times

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CBS plans to try one of the first serious experiments with cell phone advertising customized for a person's location.
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We call this GPS Ads and the usefulness is enormous
by Manhattan2 February 6, 2008 7:17 AM PST: If companies want to investigate the real power of this technology look into GPS advertising solutions by the Manhattan 2 Project.; Reply to this comment

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