-Yet another Goodby alum is making news as Ari Weiss has joined 180 LA as creative director. link
-No more mister nice guy. The Michelin Man goes aggro in a new $20 million marketing push from the tire brand. link
-CDW Corp consolidates its advertising services with Ogilvy. link
-The Australian government hired Saatchi & Saatchi to engage street theater in Sri Lanka in an effort to thwart illegal immigration. Sounds about right. link
-Diageo is the latest brand to pull adverts from Glenn Beck’s show. link
-Conde Nast had to clean some house recently but at least one of its print titles is finding advertising success. link
-Verizon will sell two different Google phones this year. link
-Exploring the advertising possibilities on Google Wave. link
-Microsoft says in-game advertising is making a comeback. link
-Presenting the evolution of Apple ads. link
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