links for 2008-06-16

• Snopes: The website that explodes urban myths >> Guardian
• MySpace revamp >> Guardian
• Yahoo! succumbs to the power of Google >> Observer
• Newsrooms are entering a hub-and-spoke future >> Guardian
• Apple's guru calls a new tune >> Observer
• AP faces copyright row with bloggers >> Guardian
• BBC accused of muscling in on local news >> Observer
• Analysts don't rule out a Microsoft-Yahoo deal just yet >> CNET News
• Google is giving us pond-skater minds >> Times Online
• Icahn likes Google deal but continues to fight >> Guardian
• Bebo suicides and political opportunism >> Mashable
• Six essential open source apps for Mac videographers >> OStatic
• Lost in email, tech firms face self-made beast >> NYTimes
• Small publishers feel power of Amazon's 'buy' button >> NYTimes
• AOL turns the iPhone into an expensive radio >> New York Times blog
• Vanity Fair displays new media acumen with 'Blogopticon' >> Valleywag
• Blogger arrests hit record high >> BBC
• Site review: Last.fm beta >>E-consultancy
• Fake Steve Jobs gets real new job on Newsweek >> Silicon Alley Insider
• Jerry Yang: The first great battle of the Internet is over >> Fake Steve Jobs
• Social networking gets a sanity check >> GigaOM
• Will Microsoft buy AOL now? >> paidContent