T-Mobile Hacked, Data For Sale?

A hacker group has claimed to have hacked T-Mobile this past weekend and is apparently looking to cash in.  Oh this world we live in, right? (Editor's Note: Be sure to read the update from T-Mobile at the end of the article)

Yahoo Giving Out $20K in Search Marketing Credits

Yahoo is launching a campaign with Bank of America this week, which a spokesperson for Yahoo tells Webproworld is essentially "a big online push for BofA to build visibility and facilitate dialogue in the small business community." Yahoo's Small Business Answers Center is designed for small business owners with "great ideas and good questions," who don't always get credible answers.

EU Calls On US To End Online Gambling Ban

The European Commission has released a report that finds U.S. laws on Internet gambling are not legally justified and discriminate against foreign Internet gambling operators.

VideoSurf Claims Next Level of Video Search Relevancy

VideoSurf is a video search engine I've written about in the past. Today, the company unveiled its latest release. Webproworld received an email from them, and a spokesperson tells us, "VideoSurf is taking video search to the next level." He mentioned the following highlights:

Online Ads Contribute $300 Billion To U.S. Economy

Online advertising contributes $300 billion to the U.S. economy, according to a new study by the Interactive Advertising Bureau. The ad supported Internet accounts for 2.1 percent of the total U.S. gross domestic product. It directly employs more than 1.2 million Americans with above-average wages in jobs that did not exist two decades ago, and another 1.9 million people work to support those with Internet-related…