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FWD.US Highlights Hope Brought by New Arrivals

FWD.US Highlights Hope Brought by New Arrivals

SS+K created this uplifting spot by FWD.us, the foundation started by Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Bill Gates and other tech giants supporting causes critical to America's growth and competitiveness.

Can BBDO Make Bud Light Advertising Awesome Again?

Can BBDO Make Bud Light Advertising Awesome Again?

The change represents a global consolidation of sorts because the brewer works with the BBDO network overseas.

Intel/Toshiba and Oreo Win Cyber Grands Prix

Intel/Toshiba and Oreo Win Cyber Grands Prix

One was a sophisticated film effort, the other, a print/design campaign. But both were amplified by the power of social media.

Serviceplan Munich Wins Its Second Design Grand Prix for Auchan's Selfscan Report

Serviceplan Munich Wins Its Second Design Grand Prix for Auchan's Selfscan Report

The jury praised the campaign for the Italian grocery chain for its simplicity, innovation and clarity.

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New York Post

The real Ed Hardy muses on the douche-ification of his life's work

It didn't matter that Madonna and Adrien Brody wore clothes with his art. Jon Gosselin became synonymous with Ed Hardy.

Picked by Sheila Dougherty
paidContent

Feedly hits 12m users, quits relying on Google's backend

Feedly is no longer relying on Google Reader's backend, and on Wednesday it announced a much-requested web-only version and a bunch of new apps.

Picked by Sheila Dougherty
Nytimes

Big News Forges Its Own Path

Major news stories increasingly find their own digital path, and no one feels the need to work with the traditional power players to make it happen.

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BuzzFeed

Michael Hastings, Author of McChrystal Feature in Rolling Stone, Dies

BuzzFeed reporter Michael Hastings was killed in a car crash at age 33, the company said.

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Bloomberg

Starbucks to Post Calorie Counts in All U.S. Stores

Starbucks Corp. is making it easier for customers to count calories.

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Washington Post

Google challenges U.S. gag order, citing First Amendment

Search giant asking secretive court to let the company reveal the number of government data requests.

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Valleywag

Yahoo's Tumblr Already Shutting Down Some NSFW Sites

When Yahoo's billion dollar Tumblr pickup was nothing more than coquettish tech talk, we wondered if a new owner would start enforcing the site's own rules. It looks like it's starting. Slowly.

Picked by Cotton Delo
Philly.com

McD's worker sues: Don't pay by debit card

When Natalie Gunshannon received her first paycheck from McDonald's, enclosed was a Chase Bank debit card with instructions on how to use it and the fees attached.

Picked by Sheila Dougherty
the Guardian

Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi Restaurant 'Row' Studied by Police

Police are looking into reports that Charles Saatchi gripped Nigella Lawson, his wife and a well-known TV chef, by the throat during an argument at a restaurant.

Picked by Nat Ives
Nytimes

Booz Allen Faces Tough Questions in Wake of NSA Scandal

Mike McConnell, who once led the National Security Agency, is now the chief architect of Booz Allen's cyberstrategy -- and among the executives facing tough questions after a data leak.

Picked by Ken Wheaton

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ICrossing CEO Don Scales Steps Down

ICrossing CEO Don Scales Steps Down

Don Scales, president and CEO of iCrossing, is stepping down from his role; Brian Powley will succeed.

Inside the Innovation Jury: What Cannes Judges Liked and Tips for Next Year's Entrants

Inside the Innovation Jury: What Cannes Judges Liked and Tips for Next Year's Entrants

Mike Parker, global chief digital officer at McCann, explains what it was like judging Cannes' newest award. 

Unilever CMO Keith Weed at Cannes: Fighting Fragmentation with Creativity

Unilever CMO Keith Weed at Cannes: Fighting Fragmentation with Creativity

Creativity is only more important in an increasingly cluttered world, Unilever CMO Keith Weed says in this video from Cannes.

Slideshow: Ad Age at Cannes

Slideshow: Ad Age at Cannes

Ad Age is out in force at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, hosting a cocktail party on the yacht chartered by Vibrant Media and a brunch panel with AOL.

Twitter Signs Up Viacom to Tweet Sponsored Video Highlights

Twitter Signs Up Viacom to Tweet Sponsored Video Highlights

The deal will kick off with MTV's Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, when the network will tweet video highlights with pre-roll ads.

Great Marketing is Not Made in Six Days; Give It a Week, at Least

Great Marketing is Not Made in Six Days; Give It a Week, at Least

Brands are getting drunk on opportunities like rapid-response tweeting instead of getting drunk on the ideas themselves.

Apple to Sell Video Ads on TVs (But Not TV Ads)

Apple to Sell Video Ads on TVs (But Not TV Ads)

Apple hasn't yet gone into the TV business, but it will soon be selling video ads on televisions.

Turner Picks Five Media Startups for Summer Accelerator Program

Turner Picks Five Media Startups for Summer Accelerator Program

Turner Broadcasting is kicking off its startup accelerator's summer program by investing $20,000 in each of five companies.

Millennial Media Launches New Mobile Video Formats Amid Stiff Competition

Millennial Media Launches New Mobile Video Formats Amid Stiff Competition

Millennial released nine new mobile video ad products amid projections it will lose market share.

TV Trade Group Seeks Tech Firm to Build Video Data Warehouse

TV Trade Group Seeks Tech Firm to Build Video Data Warehouse

The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement aims to ensure that video viewing numbers provided by publishers are standard and validated.

What You'll Learn at Ad Age's 2013 Small Agency Conference

What You'll Learn at Ad Age's 2013 Small Agency Conference

Execs from Mondelez, NHL and Umpqua Bank join Dan Wieden and others at annual event, this year in Portland, Ore.

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