Online Tracking Accelerates

pcworld.com (11 months and 26 days ago)

Jun 24, 2012

In one year, the number of tracking firms has doubled and the amount of data they collect has grown more than 400 percent, says a study by Krux Digital. full story

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chicagotribune.com (2 months and 27 days ago)

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gigaom.com (3 months and 28 days ago)

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abcnews.com (1 month and 23 days ago)

US Insurer Accelerates Esure Stake Talks

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sky.com (3 months and 28 days ago)

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sacbee.com (3 months and 7 days ago)

Why Conservatives Should Embrace The Self-Tracking Revolution

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forbes.com (3 months and 10 days ago)

Rosetta Stone Acquires Online Language Company Livemocha

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dailyfinance.com (2 months and 19 days ago)

More to tracking than computer use (4/12/13)

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readingeagle.com (2 months and 9 days ago)