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Tuesday Odds and Ends

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-Razorfish social media leader Shiv Singh left for PepsiCo. link

-M&C Saatchi founders take 15 percent pay boost. link

-W+K Portland creatives give us a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Dodge Challenger “Freedom” spot. link

-A trip to the Calgary Zoo never looked scarier. link

-Virgin Group is getting into the online videogame tournament business. link

-CD Nick Piper, VFX artist Tim Rudgard, Make VFX and Vendetta Post —have joined forces to become Los Angeles-based VFX company Cause an Effect. link

-ATTIK co-founders Simon Needham and James Sommerville received the Association of Colleges (AoC) Gold Award. link

-Former Exopolis partner Moj Mahdara launched her newest venture, MOJINC. link

-Good lord. Machete-wielding locals in Mexico kidnapped a bunch of people for filming a Grupo Modelo commercial on their land. link

-7-11 and Zynga have launched a digital ad campaign with the help of out of OOH firm Titan.

-Definition 6 appointed Frank Radice as expert-in-residence in its New York office. link

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