There could be a lot of green in online gaming, in case you didn't realize it. Branded entertainment, product placements, and sponsorships within online multiplayer video games and console games are getting hotter.

Until this week, the question of "net neutrality" had loomed large for Internet policy wonks, but hadn't yet captured the public's imagination.

Google and Yahoo both reported solid first quarter results last week, indicating that any concerns over a slowdown in the search advertising market may have been premature. Still, both companies will need to push the outer bounds of the category to uncover new places to take search--more than likely, off the desktop.

Internet service providers have always had tremendous power to control the flow of information but, for the most part, they haven't wielded the power to impede communication--or, at least, wanted communication. But that situation appears to be changing, thanks to aggressive, but faulty, spam filters.

Mochila, an on-demand, online-based media marketplace, is coming out of stealth mode this week. The new service is using Ad:Tech in San Francisco on April 26 to focus on its ad-supported model and announce two new publishers to its network.

Apparently more of us are using our wireless handsets and devices to surf the Web. According to a study by Ipsos Insight, the number of people accessing the Internet via wireless phone now outnumbers those connecting to the Web via notebook PCs in some parts of the world.

Lest there be any doubt about the importance of the Web, the Pew Internet & American Life Project just released a new report showing that consumers increasingly go online to research milestone decisions.

It's that time again. Eager, soon-to-be college grads are hunting for their first jobs and out to score a position.

A California appeals court this week will hear arguments in a case involving whether California's reporter shield law applies to bloggers.

It was only a matter of time before cell phones became vehicles for buying and paying for stuff....