-Microsoft's commercial director Chris Ward has left the company after 13 years. link

-Speaking of the Redmond, WA giant, the company picked The Martin Agency and Collins Design as AOR for its new stores. link

-Right Guard opts for smell-o-vision. link

-Amazon closes its Zappos deal and winds up paying $1.2 billion. link

-Business Insider conducts an interview with WebMediaBrands boss Alan Meckler. link

-The ALS Association picked Omnicom's Grizzard Communications Group as its AOR. link

-The Susan G. Komen Foundation knows how to brand in the NFL. link

-Everything Terminator, from the merch to the films themselves, will be put up on the auction block this month. link

-The IAB is lobbying against a proposal to expand the FTC's power. link

-Music pirates also happen to be the biggest music spenders. link

-Will the web run out of addresses by 2010? link

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