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Mad42 Daily Roundup for June 25, 2009

What a day.  First 70s iconic beauty Farrah Fawcett dies after a long illness.  Then, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson goes into cardiac arrest and, at 50 years old, is gone.  Wow...  Farrah's death had, sadly, been expected, but Michael's was a huge surprise and it sent both the Internet and TV into a massive tailspin.  I grew up as one of Mike's many "biggest fans" so its definitely surprising...

Mad42 Daily Roundup for June 24, 2009

If imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, then Twitter must be feeling good about itself these days.  PaidContent offers this story on how Facebook has decided to follow Twitter's lead and open up user profiles by default - allowing the world to see status messages and other postings just as they do on Twitter.  Let the battle begin.  One interesting thing Twitter has going for it is, as reported by AdWeek, its users buy more music than non Twitter users.  Guess that explains John Mayer's almost 1.5 million followers.  One group looking to gain followers is newspap

Mad42 Daily Roundup for June 23, 2009

Good news!  The New York Times says not to worry too much about that recession you keep hearing about.  Well, you should worry, but apparently there's some evidence that ad agencies are becoming more confident and positioning themselves for the upswing in the economy.  Maybe, just maybe, you'll even get put on a new piece of business.  Speaking of new business, how about AdAge's story on Alice.com, the new online marketplace for CPG products.  The site, named after the Bradys' favorite housekeeper, apparently wants to be your housekeeper, your personal shopper (and m

Mad42 Daily Roundup for Monday, June 22, 2009

Ready for the daily round up?  I hope so.  We've got more than a few stories that you'd be wise to read - that's if being wise is your thing.  Before we begin, a reminder that Cannes Lion started yesterday and runs all week.  For those of you who missed your flight or just can't stomach the Riviera in the early Summer, there's always the Wrath of Cannes in New York on the 25th.  Now, on to a quick recap of today's news.

Mad42 Daily Roundup - June 20, 2009

We're starting a new feature here on Madison and 42nd and this it.  At the end of the day, we'll post The Daily Roundup where we'll highlight some of the top stories of the day. This way, you can stay up-to-date with what's happening in the industry without going through every story on the site.  Without further adieu, let's get to it...

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