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Microsoft boss meets Yahoo! chairman

SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer and Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock met in New York last week, giving rise to speculation that negotiations for a web search deal between the two firms could be restarting.

P&G shifts $200m Crest account to Publicis

LONDON – Procter & Gamble has shifted its $200m-plus (£136m) Crest account in North America and Europe to Publicis Worldwide as part of a consolidation into one agency.

Tesco investigates malicious staff comments on Facebook

LONDON – Tesco is considering launching an investigation into a group of staff who posted abusive comments about customers on Facebook.

Tesco uptakes Twitter with US retail chain

LOS ANGELES – Tesco-owned US retail chain Fresh & Easy has signed on to social networking website Twitter to communicate with its customers.

T-Mobile Dance

City Republic: Banks in the last chance saloon

LONDON – The Government today announced its latest measures for coping with the credit crunch including insuring 90% of the major UK banks’ “toxic” assets, mainly packages of iffy mortgages, and the purchase of £50bn worth of sounder mortgages directly from the banks.

A season greetings of car insignia

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Agency: JWT Cairo, Egypt
Creative Director: Ali Ali
Art Directors & Copywriters: Bassem Sabry, Ali Ali
Photographer: Bassem Sabry

Top 10 Sizzling Photoshoot Ideas – Celebs Recycled, Fake Models, Burning Dolls and Kissing Strangers (THTV)

(TrendHunter.com) Robot models, burning dolls and kissing strangers: today we hunt Sizzling Photo Shoots.

10. Extreme handbag photography: because sometimes, you want your purse to kick ass.

9. Flaming dolls. Avril Lavigne…

W00t and WebTV to handle Blinkbox ad sales

LONDON – The film and TV website Blinkbox has appointed W00t and WebTV to handle its ad sales.

MySpace UK’s Fischer launches online film service Jaman

LONDON – Former MySpace UK chief David Fischer is behind the launch of a new online movie service, Jaman, in the UK.

Tattoos for Couples – Matching Body Ink Designs To Signify Everlasting Love (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) OK, pass over the sick bucket—these ten matching tattoos are just too much for me. These are images of tattoos couples had done in pairs.

I’m willing to bet that at least 8 of these relationships…

Worldwide bloggers tour / blogger from Northern Ireland

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 Week 4

 

Country, City:

Northern Ireland, Bangor

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How to choose a good present

The gift box market is exploding. Do you know why?
Maybe this billboards could help you to answer the question.

"You are what you give. This year give a bongo gift box"

advertiser: Bongo gift box
agency: Duval Guillaume, Brussels, Belgium […]

Design Doesn’t Need Correction; Design Will Do the Correcting


Has there been some sort of design bubble that needs to burst, ushering in some new more sensible era?

How the Big Gulp Approach to News Makes Readers Scram


The Chicago Tribune's move to offer a portable tabloid underscores what newspaper executives still don't get: They're in the business of producing a product that makes millions of consumers feel bad about themselves.

Two Steps for Agencies Who Want to Go From Good to Great


We do not pretend, nor would their principals contend, that any of the A-List agencies are the finished article offering everything today's marketers might reasonably be looking for, but they do point to a couple of the ways agencies must evolve in the coming years.

Economic Slowdowns Demand Fast New Ideas


Even as budgets are frozen and costs cut, companies still demand fresh thinking. Here, suggestions to kick-start your 2009 inspiration quest.

Inside Intel, Launches Despite Sales Decline


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Sean Maloney began his career at Intel in 1982 and has witnessed his share of downturns in the economy. We caught up with him amid Intel's huge presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Kraft Hits on Killer App for IPhone Marketing


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — One of the coolest apps on the iPhone isn't Pandora or Facebook: It's recipes and shopping lists for Kraft singles, Jell-O gelatin and Minute Rice.