links for 2008-04-10

• The Microsoft-Yahoo deadlineIf Microsoft-Yahoo turns into a proxy fight, we won't know the winner until mid-August. Source: Valleywag
• ESPN teams up with AOLESPN has engineered its first Internet-portal deal, agreeing to funnel short-form content to AOL Video and AOL Sports.. Source: Variety
• Google to help curb web porn in BrazilThe head of Google Brazil said the firm will take action to stop child pornography and hate crimes on Orkut, but did not offer to provide user information to officials. Source: Associated Press
• MicroHoo: Jesus is coming, look busyEveryone and his mother getting sucked up into the Yahoo-Microsoft takeover tussle and disappearing into the ether of confusion that now reigns over the situation. Source: AllThingsD
• Hackers attack pro-Tibetan websitesSeveral websites running pro-Tibet campaigns have been targeted by internet criminals, it has been claimed. Source: Guardian
• Author Nicholson Baker on his advanced Wikipedia dependencyNicholson Baker explains how he began editing entries - and soon developed an advanced Wikipedia dependency. Source: Guardian
• Internet firms clash with BBC over iPlayerMore than 40m BBC programmes have been watched on the corporation's iPlayer, raising fresh concerns from internet companies that the system's success could halt broadband connections. Source: Guardian
• News Corporation resumes talks with Microsoft over Yahoo takeover bidNews Corporation is again wading into the tense takeover negotiations between Microsoft and Yahoo, this time discussing how it could back up the technology giant's bid for the web company. Source: Guardian
• Bloggers and DIY filmmakers capture the Olympic protests in San FranciscoEven before the Olympic torch began its journey, video and text reports began filtering into sites like YouTube, Flickr and mobile-streaming service Qik. Source: Wired
• Nokia takes on the iPhoneNokia has confirmed that it's developing a touchscreen-equipped handset to take on the Apple iPhone, and has shown off pictures of the upcoming phone to drooling onlookers. Source: reghardware
• Doh! O2 PR offends Register readersA mis-placed phone call by O2's PR department yesterday showed exactly what they think of The Register and its readers. Source: Register
• Blockbuster plans digital delivery serviceThe home video giant is developing a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets and is expected to announce the offering sometime this month. Source: Reuters
• Qik raises $3M for live mobile streamingLive mobile video streaming service Qik has raised $3 million in Series B funding. Source: TechCrunch
• Nine out of 10 web users watch video, says comScore dataAlmost nine out of 10 UK web users watched video online in December, according to comScore, whose data revealed the dominance of YouTube. Source: Guardian
• Over The Air: Mobile going mainstreamThe grass roots development of the mobile community is beginning to scale. Source: BBC Internet Blog
• Most adults don't want mobile musicJust 5% of US mobile subscribers sideload tunes from their computer while 2% download tracks over the air. Source: mocoNews