-Big Spaceship promoted Joshua Teixeira to director of strategy and hired David Gillespie and Karina Portuondo, formerly of Profero and Y&R, respectively as senior strategists.
-Portland collective Kamp Grizzly joined the roster of Wild Plum.
-The digital team at Mill NY gives us a lovely retrospective (above). link
-Au Bon Pain selected Pandemic Labs as its social media AOR.
-Chinese search engine Baidu gets some backlash for its keyword advertising. link
-New, Venice, CA-based prodco Durable Goods hired Maria Elgar as its East Coast rep. link
-VFX shop Ntropic opened a New York office and hired Digital Domain alum Jim Riche as EP of its L.A. operation.
-Abercrombie & Fitch stock has dropped nine percent in the wake of its Jersey Shore diss. link
-AOL’s remake: A work in progress. link
-Here’s how IKEA got its name. link