Last night at the Grammys, the buzz was all about how Chris Brown turned himself in to authorities on alleged battery charges. The suspected victim; girlfriend and fellow music-celeb Rihanna. That’s one shitty way to start a week — and below is some other news you might want to pay attention to.
— Marketers are canceling some of their Q2 commercials they bought at the upfronts. link
— Adweek named their US and Global Media Agencies of the Year. They are (US) Initiative link and (Global) OMD link.
— News companies are failing, now this company wants you to pay journalists. link
— You know how you spent hundreds on your Kindle over the holidays? Well, it’s already been made obsolete by this new, improved baby-kindle. link
— According to New York Magazine, the Twitter offices are the last bastion for awesome-coolness. link
— The New York Times says that of the three traditional media — Radio, Print, TV — the latter is doing the best. Thank you, Capt. Obvious. link
— Kurt O’Hare, president of O’Hare and Associates in New York says, “The bulk of the (media buyer) cuts, given the current economic state, have occurred.” link
— To answer a reader’s question, yes, Wunderman is the DAOR for Nokia global. link
— Subway says they’re cool with Michael Phelps. Despite removing him from their SubwayFreshBuzz Web site, they’ll keep giving him weed money. link
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