links for 2008-06-02

• DVD industry braces itself for march of the download >> Guardian
• Emily Gould pays for a blog too far >> Observer
• The ethics of ads on children's social networking sites >> Independent
• CBS to upgrade video player with sharing options >> Mashable
• Carl Icahn gets go-ahead to raise stake to $2.5bn >> Guardian
• Veoh re-focuses, blocks some international access >> GigaOM
• AOL 'may have overpaid' for Bebo >> E-consultancy.com
• Warner Bros video site trial begins with Friends and Buffy >> Guardian
• While the BBC fiddles, Britain's innovation burns >> TechCrunch UK
• Is there a management exodus at Bebo? >> CNET News
• Revision3 talks about MediaDefender's DOS attack >> Mashable
• Interview with Thomson Reuters head Tom Glocer >> paidContent
• Questions for Twitter >> TechCrunch
• Mahalo takes a leaf out of Wikipedia's book >> Calacanis.com
• 8 best: non-Wikipedia pedias >> Wired
• Microsoft in search engine deal >> BBC
• Everything Wall Street knows about Google is wrong >> Wired
• MicroHoo: a deal must be done >> AllThingsD
• Paralysed man takes a walk in virtual world >> AFP
• Attempt to spark Kindle flame leaves publishers cold at Book Expo >> Valleywag
• Did AOL buy Bebo to tempt Yahoo into a merger? >> Valleywag
• Online video standardisation coming to UGC >> Beet.TV
• Mahalo uses GTA 4 content to boost its traffic >> E-consultancy.com