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Ray Kingman: Jun 17, 2014 3:37:04 PM
Once a donator, always a donator. At least that is what Kate Kaye found in her piece on the use of list rentals in political campaign fundraising. Political direct marketers place their trust in donor lists compiled of individuals that gave money...
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Ray Kingman: Jun 8, 2014 8:16:22 PM
Remember that time when Target sent baby equipment coupons to a Minnesotan teenager because they deduced that she was pregnant from data mining?...
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Ray Kingman: Jun 1, 2014 9:05:28 PM
The debate on the pros and cons of Net Neutrality is far from dead (though many agree that it has become mind-numbing). Internet service providers...
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Ray Kingman: May 28, 2014 8:17:25 PM
In a recent interview with Katy Bachman, FTC chairwoman Edith Ramirez discussed the changes that the agency has undergone due to privacy and data...
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Ray Kingman: May 21, 2014 9:08:08 PM
On May 21, 2014 California released guidelines for online tracking disclosures aimed at helping companies follow the state’s new privacy law. The law...
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Ray Kingman: May 15, 2014 9:09:51 PM
In his post ‘The Perils and Opportunities of Personalized Digital Marketing,’ Michael Essany of Mobile Marketing Watch weighs the positives and...
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Ray Kingman: May 8, 2014 9:12:25 PM
Yahoo recently revealed that it is plugging its ears to consumer “do not track” requests. As Elizabeth Dwoskin at the Wall Street Journal reports,...
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Semcasting: Mar 27, 2014 8:23:21 PM
Times have been tough in the data industry recently. It’s never a good thing when 60 Minutes decides to come knocking. The negative press that data...
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Ray Kingman: Mar 20, 2014 8:24:33 PM
Big data has been a buzzing around like a mosquito for ages. And like a mosquito it can get a little grating in your ear, which it is almost all the...
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Ray Kingman: Mar 16, 2014 9:15:49 PM
Here at Semcasting, we’ve played a long and active role in the political world. It’s something we’re proud of and something we spend a fair amount of...