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AP Says Scrapers Targets, Not Bloggers
The Associated Press plans soon to sic a scraper-bot on the Web to find swiped AP content. While no one would argue…
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Ad Spending For All Forms Of Media Sees Decline In Q1 2009
As we rapidly approach the end of the second quarter of 2009 there is still news trickling in from what happened in Q1. As suspected, that news is not good. A study by TNS Media Intelligence was reported in today’s WSJ and ad spend for media including TV, print and online display ads fell 14% year to year to $30.8 billion.
What’s Robert Scoble Building in Building43?
Back in March, popular blogger and technical evangelist Robert Scoble announced that he was leaving Fast Company. Now he works at Rackspace and is building what is being called a "community for people fanatical about the Internet." This is called Building43.
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.
