-Consumer groups seek an FTC probe into Google’s Invite Media purchase. link
-Still, Google TV Ads apparently = big bucks. link
-Publishers see signs that the iPad can restore ad money. What can’t it do? link
-SapientNitro won two Black Pencils at the D&ADs for its “Best Job in the World” campaign created for Tourism Queensland. link
-Gap is on the hunt yet again for a new ad agency. link
-TD Bank introduced its new “fun, sporty, green” mascot named, yep, TD. link
-China blocks Foursquare after users check into Tiananmen Square. link
–Twilight actress Ashley Greene was named the brand ambassador for Avon’s Mark cosmetics line. link
-A North Carolina grocery store’s highway billboard emits the smell of cooking steak. Mmm..billboard. link
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