Wednesday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham 

-Ex-Mullen CD Paul Silverman passed away at the age of 69. link

-Facebook The Movie? Aaron Sorkin says yes. Maybe those ‘shrooms have a lingering effect. link

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-Ogilvy quant and head of its global data practice Dimitri Maex has unveiled a white paper on “Math Marketing.” link

-Speaking of Ogilvy, Gloria Gibbons and Donna Tuth were promoted to joint Worldwide CEOs of Ogilvy Healthworld. link

-L.A.-based David&Goliath hired Cutwater alum Noah Phillips and former Barkely creative Greg Szmurlo as copywriters as well as ex-Hill Holiday art director Howard Herrarte as senior AD. link

-Apple’s App Store PR team is slowly revealing itself. link

-Twitter co-founder Evan Williams’s wife Tweeted while giving birth, which no doubt alleviated all the labor pains. link

-The New York Times’ Cintra Wilson finds JC Penney’s to be a little too chubby/dowdy for midtown Manhattan. link

-Microsoft and Nokia strike a deal to carry Office products on the latter’s handsets. link

-An ad for Apple Tablet is rumored to have been recently shot in a diner. link

-Vibe magazine has been acquired by Uptown Media and now will be released quarterly with ads to be sold in a package with other Uptown pubs. link

-When it’s German election time, cleavage counts in promotion. link

-Brooklyn Brewery is in the process of developing “bacon beer”. Not sure whether to rejoice or ralph. link

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