Charges Settled Over Fake Reviews on iTunes

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/technology/27ftc.html?_r=1&ref=technology

BP CEO Tony Hayward (VIDEO): 'I'd Like My Life Back'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/01/bp-ceo-tony-hayward-video_n_595906.html

What People Think of the Ad/PR Biz About 36% of respondents voiced a negative view

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3iaea240932b26c233c66f36800958e4ed?imw=Y

Do-Gooders Get Voted Off Island First: People Don't Really Like Unselfish Colleagues, Psychologists Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100823101110.htm

24 Things You Might Be Saying Wrong

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/24-things-you-might-be-saying-wrong-2338028/

The Spin Crowd -- TV Review

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-spin-crowd-tv-review-1004110093.story

Are Facebook's Days Numbered?

http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/17/facebook-google-social-media-opinions-columnists-trevor-butterworth.html?boxes=opinionschannellatest

Key Quote: "So what does this mean for the news industry? If your mobile Web strategy does not have equal space at the management table, you better make space for it and quick. You need to be adapting your story and editorial decision-making for the mobile Internet. You need to hedge your bets on Facebook by partnering with a variety of social media. And you need to be thinking about how other kinds of partnerships can push your mobile presence."

Burger King Again Consolidates Agency Assignments

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/burger-king-again-consolidates-agency-assignments/?ref=media

The Best-Ever Social Media Campaigns

http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/17/facebook-old-spice-farmville-pepsi-forbes-viral-marketing-cmo-network-social-media.html?boxes=Homepagemostemailed

Kentucky Fried Lawsuit: Franchise Owners Sue KFC

http://news.yahoo.com/video/business-15749628/kentucky-fried-lawsuit-franchise-owners-sue-kfc-21457083

Ford Returns as White Collar Sponsor

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/cable-tv/e3id4800d851700dee98cb4050421a09373

The Popularity Issue

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10/08/0812_popularity_index/index.htm

EMarketer: Facebook Ad Sales to Hit $1.2 Billion This Year

Biggest New Driver? Self-Serve Ads Now Account for 50% of Social Network's Ad Revenue

http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=145359

Fees Plus Incentives Popular Agency Compensation Plan

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=133445

Debts Rise, and Go Unpaid, as Bust Erodes Home Equity

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/business/12debt.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&src=igw

In new TV ads, Mormons pitch message to Middle America

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/in-new-tv-ad-campaign-mormons-pitch-message-to-middle-america

Google Agonizes on Privacy as Ad World Vaults Ahead

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703309704575413553851854026.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

Are Marketers Hiking Ad Spend at Expense of Product Quality?

Rising Recalls, Cost Cutting at Major Companies Threaten to Undermine Decades Worth of Brand Messaging

http://adage.com/article?article_id=145296