links for 2008-04-07

• Microsoft piles pressure on YahooMicrosoft has given Yahoo three weeks to accept its $31 (£15.50) a share takeover bid - or the software company will approach the internet firm's shareholders directly. Source: Guardian
• Internet fraud dupes men more than womenData compiled from more than 206,000 complaints received last year by the U.S. Internet Crime Complaint Center shows that men lost US$1.67 to every $1 lost by women in online fraud. Source: PCWorld
• Web publishers are in bullish mood - but for how long?UK web publishers reported total digital revenue up 52% for 2007 - and forecast further growth of 31%. Source: Guardian
• Internet TV - struggling to be modern SofiaWhat it lacks in plot, Sofia's Diary on Bebo makes up for in some impressive external scenes, even if the camera is a little fond of London buses. Source: Guardian
• Wikipedia unblocked in ChinaChinese authorities appeared to have lifted a block on the English-language version of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, but politically sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square are still off limits. Source: Reuters
• Coming soon: superfast internetAt speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection, 'the grid' will be able to send the entire Rolling Stones back catalogue from Britain to Japan in less than two seconds. Source: Times Online
• Google sued for invading privacy with Street ViewIn the lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Aaron and Christine Boring say they bought their home in late 2006 partly because of its secluded location on a street that is 'clearly marked with a 'Private Road' sign'. Source: CNET
• Yahoo promises to 'amp' up ad platformYahoo is releasing more details about its effort to become a one-stop shop for selling and distributing online display ads -- the Internet's equivalent of billboards. Source: Associated Press
• Brightcove inks social networking dealsWeb video company Brightcove has signed distribution deals with five social networking services, responding to what it says is the demand from major publishers and broadcasters to reach a younger but more elusive audience. Source: Guardian
• Why ISPs are hopping mad about the iPlayerThe service providers' data costs trebled in the first month of the service. Source: Guardian
• Ten ways the internet, as we know it, will dieThe internet has already morphed from its initial aspirations of open academia to a commercial platform controlled by corporations and carriers. Source: GigaOM
• Does mobile size matter?If TV is to become mobile, must we believe that the next generation of mobile phones/MP3 players will become a usable device for consuming half an hour plus of media? Source: BBc Internet Blog