Monday Odds and Ends

-Activision replaces Crispin with Chiat on Guitar Hero creative duties. link

-Editor Jeremy Baumann, who’s worked with Saatchi & Saatchi and MRM among other agencies, joined NYC-based creative digital shop Click 3X. link

-Digital agencies are trying to reinvent the wheel. link

-The Puerto Rican Day Parade says peace to Captain Morgan. link

-San Fran-based VFX/production studio Teak hired Mekanism alum Jeremy Leeds as its new senior interactive producer. link

-The World Wildlife Fund finds an unlikely ally. link

-MyCrowdSchool heads into round two. link

-Ogilvy on social media for B2B. link

-The recent Old Spice effort exemplifies why brand messaging only begins with traditional ad buys. link

-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer seems more excited by Twitter than anything his own company offers. link

-Experience the dangers of driving a Toyota without actually having to set foot in one. link

-Powerball and Mega Millions finally unite. link

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