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Re:At least now we know why Color really got that funding by adora on Friday March 25, 2011 @09:36PM (#2371080)
Data mining at Slide was top tier but there was an unfortunate mis-timing with the economy tanking (read: advertisers had no money) ... and hence the eventual shift towards virtual goods.

I don't think many people understand how advertisers eat this stuff up. When they start throwing money around again (probably soon), you bet the big guys (like Color?) will repeat the benefits.

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Re:At least now we know why Color really got that funding by cft on Friday March 25, 2011 @10:27PM (#2371154)
Just wait till the oil goes back to $150+/barrel- the value of data mining will diminish again rather soon.
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Re:At least now we know why Color really got that funding by adora on Saturday March 26, 2011 @12:15AM (#2371328)
Hm, what exactly do you think data mining is? How much money do you think Facebook gets out of data mining?
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Re:At least now we know why Color really got that funding by crasshopper on Saturday March 26, 2011 @12:45AM (#2371371)
In all seriousness, I would love to know. (not the 1st Q but the warum's and wieviel's of data dollars)
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