In a consumer world where books, movies, and newspapers are no longer on our bookshelves but in our pockets and handbags, data is king.

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Now that voice is an inexpensive afterthought (though still not good enough on many mobile links) and data is king, we see the need for more integration to meet the new challenges of the multimedia exaflood.

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You (hopefully) already know the king of web retail is mining data based on your shopping habits, location, music taste, and other fairly obvious lifestyle indicators.

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