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New Media Minute: Augmented Reality Gets Practical and Social Gaming Ads Get Big

Augmented reality is one of the sexy new areas of the digital marketing business and it may finally be shifting away from gimmicky uses and to practical world applications. For more details, watch this week’s New Media Minute where you’ll also learn about the tremendous ad growth in social games and why big brands are using them to reach engaged consumers.

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