Friday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham 

-BuzzFeed picked up former Google exec. Jon Steinberg, who joins as the content site’s president.

-Bob Greenberg will replace an ailing Bob Scarpelli as Titanium And Integrated Jury President at Cannes. link

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-Speaking of Cannes, Grey Group’s worldwide CD Tim Mellors will be interviewing Yoko Ono as part of the agency’s fourth annual Music Seminar with Living Legends during the festival.

-Facebook and MySpace get caught sending user data to advertisers. link

-Aegis Media transformed Isobar into an “agency network.” link

-Steve Jobs is not impressed with Google’s new video format. link

-Rich Terry has joined Rawle Murdy as the new creative director.

-Draftfcb was named one of the best places to work in Illinois for the third straight year. link

-Marc Jacobs poses in his birthday suit in a new ad to promote his perfume Bang. link

-Report: Alcohol companies are tapping more into new media to entice young drinkers. link

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