-PayPal gets kind of freaky with “Voices” spot (video above).
-Film and commercial VFX Supervisor Ben Gibbs, VFX Supervisor and Lead Flame Artist Jan Cilliers and Executive Producer Celest Gilbert launched a new creative studio called Girl Overboard. link
-International visual effects and design company Smoke & Mirrors has named as Andrea Scaglione creative director of its New York office.
-Colorist Oscar Oboza launches Nice Shoes Minneapolis out of Volt studios. link
-Momentum Worldwide Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Jon Hamm has left the agency (where he has been since 2010) to move back to London.
-Whitehouse Post announced the addition of editor Mark Burnett to its roster. link
-Mobile app Pitcher offers “an A-grade long list of the finest agencies in Amsterdam” to brands. link
-Apple celebrates the surprise release of U2’s new album for free on iTunes. link