Thursday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham 

-Unlike the Brazilians, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness says it’s never a good idea to pee in the pool. link

-Taxi has launched a new Canadian site for BK’s Angry Whopper, where a webcam, mic and your yelling are all that’s needed to prove your hunger and blow your vocal cords at the same time. link

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-Circuit City’s customer service-related propaganda films posthumously bubble to the surface. link

-New York-based advertising firm The Concept Farm added Taxi and DDB alum Mark Weintraub as Director of Account Management. link

-Taco Bell is co-opting breakfast brands like Cinnabon and Jimmy Dean for a new morning menu to test our gluttony. link

-Yeahhh, about that potential VW/Porsche merger… link

-CP+B hired Lisa Effress as senior integrated producer. link

-U.K. mobile giant Orange is reviewing its retail marketing account including incumbent agency BD-Network. link

-Urban Outfitters is apparently unloading hundreds of old-school Polaroid cameras and instant film for hipsters to get their grubby hands on. link

-Is it really necessary for your CEO to join Facebook? link

-Here’s one publication that will surely sustain print. link

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