-Former Dare creative director Brian Cooper joined W+K London as global ECD for Nokia. link

-G2 hired WhittmanHart alum Kevin French as executive director/GM of its Pennsylvania operations.

-BBDO’s Brian DiLorenzo and Search Party Music owner/music supervisor Randall Poster discuss their HBO “Voyeur” collab. link

-Here’s more analysis than you’ll ever need on those 5-Hour Energy ads. link

-TBWA RAAD and Superfad team up to highlight the potential of Qatar. link

-Let’s hope Amazon recovered from its one-day Lady Gaga album download promotion. link

-New York editorial/post studio Cutting Room promoted Melissa Lubin to EP.

-Not the timeliest of efforts, but Samsung and the design team at JESS3 have just unveiled an infographic depicting SXSWi 2011 trends and data. link