-Bi-coastal creative production studio Stardust announced that Dexton Deboree, current managing director and alum of Psyop, joined forces with FUEL founder Seth Epstein to buy Stardust Studios.

-Our bud Rich Siegel laments the loss of the Christmas bonus. link

-Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera comes off his ACL tear to promote, yes, a Yankees fragrance. The clip above comes to us courtesy of Duncan Bird, CD of The Cloudbreak Group and director Stefan Haverkamp.

-Wanna see some 2012 Advertising Hall of Achievement pics? link

-Is it that time already? Dubai Lynx 2013 delegate registration is now open. link

-Oh, apparently Facebook is using your digits to sell ads. link

-Sir Martin Sorrell finds the controversy about his pretty sizable pay package “deeply disturbing.” link; link

-So, what do you think about Twitter’s textless, bird-centric re-branding? link

-L.A.-based prodco Wondros signed veteran commercial/music video/TV director Peter Care to its roster.

-Speaking of directors, Rob Schrab, who co-created The Sarah Silverman Program, has signed with production company Paydirt for commercial representation in the U.S., U.K. and Japan.

-Wait, how many addresses does the internet now have? link

-Note to self and the rest of you: Changed LinkedIn password ASAP. link

-MediaCom appointed its first worldwide CMO. link

-Psyop alum Dexton Deboree joined bi-coastal prodco Stardust as partner/managing director.

-NASDAQ is offering $40 million to compensate clients affected by the Facebook IPO, though apparently that’s not enough. link

-Leo Burnett released a new study dubbed “Reimagining the Retail Store.” link

-Mattel expanded its partnership with HUGE. link

-Dexton Deboree, formerly of The Ebeling Group, joins Psyop as executive vice president and partner.

-Ever heard of Fosters brand  Pure Blonde? Let these guys, a pretty gal and a pegasus fill you in (above). link

-Google reportedly has its eyes on Groupon. link

-The Rand Media Co. published its own tome, The Skinny on Creativity. link

-Adidas Originals and MTV team up for a Twitter challenge overseas. link

-How do Black Friday ads exactly get leaked?