U.S. prosecutors have seized 10 websites that illegally streamed live sporting broadcasts and pay-per-view content over the Internet. The websites, which were seized Tuesday, as part of an ongoing investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ) ICE ( Homeland Security Investigations )HSI(, include atdhe.net, channelsurfing.net, firstrow.net, hq-streams.com, hq-streams.net, ilemi.com, iilemi.com, iilemii.com, rojadirecta.com and rojadirecta.org.

Foodily, a search engine for comparing recipes, said today it wants to make cooking more social via an integration with Facebook. Recipes liked on Foodily will appear in a users' Facebook feed, and recipes that others like will appear in a Foodily recipe search. Foodily also now lets people create a Facebook event invitation that includes a menu, allowing friends to see what dishes are planned for events like dinner parties or pot lucks. Friends can comment on the menu,

The Goodwill said today it is launching a fundraising campaign on eBay to help people find and keep jobs. In partnership with eBay Giving Works, eBay's charity fundraising program, from February 7 to 13, Goodwill will be a featured nonprofit on eBay, offering people the opportunity to buy, sell or donate to support Goodwill's job training programs. Dress for Success and the National Federation of the Blind will also be featured in February as part of the same campaign.

Apple said today it will be taking pre-orders for its iPhone 4 on Verizon beginning at 3 a.m. EST on February 3. Verizon said it has set aside a limited quantity of iPhone smartphones for existing customers and orders will be shipped to arrive on February 10. We appreciate our many customers who told us that iPhone 4 should be on the nation's most reliable network," said Dan Mead, chief executive officer for Verizon Wireless . "We heard them and we agreed,

The majority )80%( of U.S. Internet users look for health information, making it the third most popular online activity, following email and using a search engine, according to a new report by the Pew Internet Project. The most likely groups to look online for health information include: caregivers, women, whites, younger adults, and adults with at least some college education. The groups least likely to look online for health information include: African Americans, Latinos,

The Yellow Pages Association has introduced a new website that allows people to opt out of receiving phone directories. The new website, Yellowpagesoptout.com, allows people to select which phone directories they receive, or stop deliveries entirely. "Our industry is taking a giant leap forward today by launching a clearinghouse site for consumers to control the delivery of directories," said Neg Norton, president, YPA. "The site,

Google has partnered with some of the world's most well known art museums to bring the works of more than 400 artists online. The Google Art Project allows users to take a virtual tour inside 17 art museums and view more than 1,000 works via Street View. Some of the museums include, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA in New York, The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Tate Britain & The National Gallery in London, Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid,

Gogo Inflight Internet said today it would offer free access to Facebook for the month of February for passengers on seven major airlines. In partnership with Ford, Gogo is offering free Facebook access on American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America. " Facebook continues to be the number one website visited by travelers using Gogo at 30,000 feet," said Aircell Chief Revenue Officer, Jim Berrien.

Nintendo of America said today it is launching a trivia contest on Twitter to promote its February 14 release of Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation video game for Nintendo DS. Participants can visit @NitendoAmerica on Twitter to answer a series of trivia questions about the game, each one more difficult than the last, that will be posted throughout the week, for fans and followers to submit the correct answer. The contest will offer prizes for each Round,

Papa John's said today that people who place orders online on Super Bowl Sunday will have the chance to win a $45 gift card. Beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6, every customer who places an order online will be eligible to win a free $45 Papa Johns gift card. The 45-Second Giveaway runs through Super Bowl XLV, ending at 9:59 p.m. ET. Papa Johns customers can also register for the 45 Second Giveaway.

Retailer Meijer has introduced a new online grocery service called MeijerDoorstepGrocer.com. "This is a very important step for our e-commerce operations," said Rick Keyes, executive vice president of supply chain operations and e-commerce for Meijer. "While we have provided bulk grocery and multi-pack products in the past, Meijer is now able to serve a broader audience with a greater number of selections. This new site will truly have something for everyone,

AOL said today it has acquired the European online video distribution network goviral for $74.1 million. In addition, AOL will pay goviral $22.6 million over two years following completion of the deal. Video is core to AOLs consumer programming strategy and goviral has created an incredibly compelling platform that delivers highly measureable and cost effective solutions to publishers and advertisers, said Kate Burns, SVP, AOL Europe.

The top three paid positions on Google attract more visual attention than the top three links on Bing, according to a new report from research firm User Centric. Study outcomes showed a comparable number of participants viewing top sponsored links )~90 percent( across both search engines. However, these participants spent 22 percent more time looking at Google's top sponsored links than Bing's. For right sponsored links,

The global mobile phone market grew 17.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, a new quarterly high driven by smartphones, according to a new report from IDC. Vendors shipped 401.4 million units in Q4 compared to 340.5 million units in Q4 of 2009. Vendors shipped a total of 1.39 billion units on a cumulative worldwide basis in 2010, up 18.5% from the 1.17 billion units shipped in 2009. The strong quarterly and annual growth comes after a weak 2009,

eBay is touting that its buyers and sellers donated a record $54.8 million to U.S. and U.K. Nonprofit organizations in 2010. A donation was made every 24 seconds via eBay Giving Works, the company's nonprofit fundraising program in the U.S., raising more than $91 a minute for nonprofits. Overall, donations were up 7 percent last year, compared to 2009, and nearly 9 million items were listed for sale, with all or a portion of the sale price donated to a nonprofit,

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered an operator of an online scareware scheme to pay more than $8 million to settle charges he used deceptive ads to trick people into thinking their computers were infected with malicious software, and then sold them software to fix their non-existent problem. The defendant whose settlement was announced today will be required to turn over $8 million so it can be used to reimburse victims of the scam. In December 2008,

eBay said today it has hired Triad Retail Media to sell and manage all on-site display advertising on its network of websites. Under the deal, Triad will provide display advertising management to offer more customized ads that will better highlight listings and improve the experience for buyers and sellers on the site. Key features of the agreement include: *Banner advertising will be more customized,

The Internal Revenue Service has introduced IRS2Go, its first smartphone app that allows people to check on the status of their tax refund and receive tax information. "This new smart phone app reflects our commitment to modernizing the agency and engaging taxpayers where they want when they want it," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. "As technology evolves and younger taxpayers get their information in new ways,

Nearly a quarter of Americans used Twitter or social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace in the months leading up to the November, 2010 elections to connect to the campaign or election, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Amazon has officially introduced its Kindle Singles, short format ebooks that it announced plans for back in October. Kindle Singles are between 5,000 and 30,000 words and are available in the Kindle Store for between $0.99 and $4.99. Amazon said it plans to frequently introduce many more Kindle Singles over time. The response to our announcement of Singles has been great," said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President of Kindle Content.