Facebook democracy: social site tries to regain trust by letting members vote on ad rules

LONDON – Social-networking site Facebook is attempting to recapture lost trust from its users by turning to democratic governance, letting its members vote on user terms and even its advertising terms and conditions.

University Challenge quiz queen and team disqualified by BBC and Granada

LONDON – University Challenge whiz Gail Trimble and her Corpus Christi College team were stripped of the title last night, after it transpired that one of their team members was not eligible to play.

Betting firm Paddy Power predicts uplift from downturn

LONDON – Bookmaking firm Paddy Power is planning to continue with its UK expansion plans claiming that the economic downturn was ‘providing opportunities’ on the high street.

National Trust rolls out fresh strapline

LONDON – The National Trust will promote value for money and simple pleasures with the launch of the brand strapline, ‘Time well spent’.

Baby Vlogger Touts Cause, Crispin Rips Again, Skittles’ Twitter Lift

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– Devil heckles cyclists.

Gannett rating cut to junk as Philadelphia dailies combined

NEW YORK – USA Today-owner Gannett has had its debt rating cut to junk status while US newspaper industry woes continue, also forcing two Philadelphia dailies, the Daily News and sister paper the Inquirer to merge operations.

Sky boss talks of interest in UKTV acquisition

LONDON – BSkyB’s chief executive Jeremy Darroch has expressed interest in buying Dave channel owner UKTV, which is 50% owned by pay-TV rival Virgin Media.

Zavvi to sell knickers and perfume as part of online relaunch

LONDON – Zavvi, the home entertainment chain formerly known as Virgin Megastore, will sell lingerie and other lifestyle products following the brand’s purchase by online retailer The Hut.

An American Flag Composed of Fuel and Voices

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This is kinda interesting. For client CONSOL Energy, Brunner/Pittsburgh put together a microsite with a “coal flag.”

VW Scirocco: Experience the unusual

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Advertising Agency: DDB Gulf, United Arab Emirates
Art Director: Guilherme Pecego
Creative Director: Rishad Lawyer
Editor: Rishad Lawyer
Photo: VW Databse
illustration: Santosh Singh

Vanish stain remover: Confession

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Advertising Agency: S4, Poland
Creative Director: Norbert Wawro
Art Director: Peter Olszewski
Copywriter: Tytus Klepacz
Photographer: Dariusz Chrzan

Why Chain Yourself to a Rock When There’s Earth-Friendly Rouge?

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It’s an unfortunate stereotype that eco crusaders look more like the wildlife they seek to protect than they do their fellow man.

TalkSport restructures sales with digital and client focus

LONDON – TalkSport, the national speech radio station owned by UTV, has restructured its sales team, creating a dedicated digital team and a client unit.

Trout joins World Travel Guide

LONDON – Jason Trout, former sales director at Bauer Consumer Media, has been appointed chief executive of the World Travel Guide, the online travel information site.

Wilding moves across to PHD

LONDON – PHD has poached Mindshare’s strategy director David Wilding to become the Omnicom agency’s new head of planning at the beginning of June.

Duncan George quits AOL ad unit

LONDON – Duncan George, head of UK agency sales at AOL’s ad unit Platform-A, has left the company less than a month after the departure of its global ­president, Lynda Clazirio.

Admiral Group reviews media work for key insurance brands

LONDON – The Admiral Group has launched a media review for a clutch of its key insurance brands, totalling £7m in media billings, currently held by WPP’s Mindshare.

ITV to slash costs as it faces £1.1bn black hole

LONDON – ITV fears a £300m drop in its TV ad revenue this year and is expected to reveal 500 redundancies tomorrow (4 March) following a near 20% slump in ad revenue in Q1.

How to avoid red eyes after smoking weed

Sometimes your eyes are burning and they become really red.
This print campaign is for eye drops are using the red nerves in the eyes to draw some flames, arrows or even a snake that reflect the pain in your eyes!
If you have some red eyes you can also learn how to clean them in 60 seconds […]

Radio Times celebrates Red Nose Day with 21 covers

LONDON – This week’s Radio Times has 21 different covers with stars such as James McAvoy, Simon Pegg, Davina McCall, Girls Aloud and Ronnie Corbett, to mark 21 years of Red Nose Day.