Studying Ad Targeting with Digital Methods: The Case of Spotify

Roger Mähler; Patrick Vonderau

doi:10.3384/cu.2000.1525.1792212

Authors

Roger Mähler Department for Media Studies, Stockholm University, Sweden
Patrick Vonderau Humlab, Umeå University, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.1792212

Keywords:

digital methods, Spotify

Abstract

Abstract not available.

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