-Google beat its own estimates by reporting Q3 revenue of nearly $10 billion. Google+, meanwhile, is now up to 40 million users. link; link
-Gotham co-president Lyle Tick is leaving for a client-side gig in Europe. link
-James Gassel was named president of Evolution Bureau. link
-Report: AOL’s Tim Armstrong is pitching investors on a Yahoo deal. link
-Social media marketing firm Denizen has launched another viral/Facebook effort for Qualcomm (above).
-Laurence Klinger, CCO of Hispanic agency Lapiz, which operates within the Leo Burnett Group, was named Creative Director of the Year at the AHAA advertising conference.
-Former Mattel exec Michael Staskin was named CMO of mobile social games firm, ngomoco. link
-The University of San Francisco selected hometown shop Hub Strategy as its AOR.
-HootSuite acquired location-based marketing tool, Geotoko. link
-Verizon changed its privacy policy as part of its effort to build a targeted ad program. This can only go well. link