Media Minutes for July 4, 2008
Producer: Stevie Converse and Candace Clement
Length: 5:02

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Online advertising firm, NebuAd, may have stepped over the line with its ad-targeting scheme that monitors Web browsing and alters computer codes. And Philadelphia has announced a deal with local investors to keep its muni wi-fi project alive after Earthlink bowed out earlier this month.

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