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NebuAd, the company accused of wiretapping, forgery and browser hijacking by a Free Press report, has just lost their CEO, Robert Dykes. Sources report that the company has also laid off a significant number of employees. What happened to NebuAd? I remember them a year or so ago at one of my conferences — they had a booth and the promise of their software was quite innocent: they wanted to help ISPs deliver better targeted advertising, more relevant, less intrusive.…

NebuAd, a company that makes behavioral targeting software that allows online publishers and ISPs to show relevant ads, has just received an additional $5.5 million in funding from Menlo Ventures and Sierra Ventures, bringing total funding to $30M. Better targeted advertising (location and context based) could provide a way for service providers to earn money delivering free or cheap citywide Wi-Fi service. NebuAd (www.nebuad.com), a company that makes behavioral targeting software that allows online publishers and ISPs to show relevant…