Peer39 Raises Another $5 Million for Ad Targeting That Promises Not to Invade Your Privacy

The display ad company adds fuel with an inside round.

Weekend Update 1.11.09

There’s got to be a joke somewhere in the fact that Macworld, the Consumer Electronics Show and the AVN Awards (the “Pornies”) all happen during the same week. Maybe even one that hasn’t been played out 10 times over. All Things Digital was too busy covering two out of three this week to think of one.

One Fewer Ad Network: Peer39 Shuts Down “Semantic Ad Network,” Concentrating on Technology

I’ve yet to find anyone with a firm grip on the number of ad networks out there: 300? 400? Many more? But now there’s one fewer: Peer39, a New York- and Israel-based company, has turned off its “Semantic Ad Network” and laid off its four-person sales staff.