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Using data mining to profile TV viewers

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Mining thousands of viewing choices and millions of patterns, advertisers and TV networks identify household characteristics, tastes, and desires to create and deliver custom targeted advertising.

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        cover image Communications of the ACM
        Communications of the ACM  Volume 46, Issue 12
        Mobile computing opportunities and challenges
        December 2003
        311 pages
        ISSN:0001-0782
        EISSN:1557-7317
        DOI:10.1145/953460
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