Unified, based in New York and San Francisco, touts its platform as a business-class service that allows brands and agencies to manage paid media campaigns across a wide variety of social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, StumbleUpon, and others.

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He sees the stores as not only DVD rental and sales outlets but also as a promotional platform for Dish and the Blockbuster streaming service, as well as whatever wireless business the company pursues.

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