Thursday Odds and Ends

-Tribal DDB creatives Dave Johnson and Jason Pickar engage in a ‘stache battle to help fight pediatric cancer. link

-Firstborn welcomed FL2 alum Kristin Keefe as a senior producer, added Nikki Defeo as creative copywriter and promoted Crystinue Cho to EP. link

-Cramer-Krasselt, Chicago hired Fallon/Goodby alum John Nussbaum as ACD. link

-MySpace’s $900 million search ad deal with Google is at risk. link

-The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are playing a “secret” show tomorrow to help Verizon launch the Droid. link

-Apple’s App store hits the 100,000 mark. link

-Pizza Hut’s generated $1 million in sales from its iPhone app. link

-Rio de Janeiro firm Espaco/Z gives local subway riders a little end-of-the-world fever. link

-Vivendi’s in no rush to sell its 20% stake in NBC Universal; Comcast keeps quiet. link

-Our fave toys are becoming live-action gold. link

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