Around the Web 6.25.2008: New Disney.com, iPhone gold rush and Facebook beats MySpace
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-- Disney.com, overhauled just last year, is about to go all 3.0 with full-length movies and mobile-friendly Pixies. NYT
-- Facebook passes MySpace in global visitors and page views. Also in flying sheep. WashPost via LAT
-- Ever get so frustrated using Windows you wish you controlled the company? Well actually, that wouldn’t solve the problem. Seattle P-I via TechMeme
-- Inside the iPhone gold rush. WSJ
-- Interested in the case of accused music pirate Jammie Thomas vs. the record labels? Jon Healey gets a headache so you don’t have to. Bit Player
-- Helio, meet Virgin. Virgin, Helio. PaidContent
-- Handicapping the choices for Apple’s next CEO. Fortune via Digg
-- Why settle for one open-source cellphone operating system, Google’s, when you can have two? WSJ
-- Best animated feature Oscar? Smart money is on Wall-E the robot. The Envelope
-- The iTunes effect? EMI reports strong sales of Coldplay’s new album. Extended Play
-- Lawyers attack the makers of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for hidden sex scenes. Consumers don’t seem to mind. NYT
-- Yahoo’s shares seesawed on rumors of renewed talks with Microsoft. Mercury News
-- See that, ComScore and Nielsen? That’s a Google target on your backs. NYT
-- Joseph Menn