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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news Twitter IPO valued at up to $20bn despite never turning a profit by Ben Bold 04 October 2013, 09:28AM Twitter says it intends to raise $1bn in its IPO next month, with analysts valuing the company up to $20bn, despite the social media giant never making a profit. Instagram opens up platform to 'high-quality, creative' ads by Alex Brownsell 04 October 2013, 09:15AM Instagram has revealed that brands will soon be able to target users with ads, as parent company Facebook looks to create a "sustainable" business model for the network. 'Without Towie social media would be nothing', says Fru Hazlitt by Maisie McCabe 04 October 2013, 09:28AM Fru Hazlitt, the managing director of commercial, online and interactive at ITV, gave a robust defence of TV and its superiority to other media last night at an upfronts presentation that focused on ITV's commitment to partnerships. Trading Places: this week's people moves by Chris Harding 04 October 2013, 09:00AM Wunderman unveils a trio of hires to bolster its strategy team and AOL Be On loses chief executive Rene Rechtman, in this week's round-up of people moves in advertising, marketing, media and PR. Campaign Viral Chart: Kitten rescue tops chart for GoPro by Ben Hall 04 October 2013, 08:46AM GoPro, the camera manufacturer, tops the viral chart this week with a video of a fireman rescuing a kitten. Absolut: the influences and ideas behind design innovation by Gemma Charles 04 October 2013, 08:00AM After a long career in design, creativity and brand strategy, Anna Kamjou joined Absolut in 2008, the same year the brand was acquired by Pernod Ricard. Promotion: Digital adoption - where are we now? Marketing heads from EE, Argos, McLaren, Nokia, The Telegraph, Yahoo! and more to discuss AR, social, mobile, content, youth marketing... join them at #BRVirtual on 1st & 2nd October.   More details here . Also in the news Hottest virals: LG joins in the growing 'chickens in ads' craze by Gemma Charles 04 October 2013, 08:30AM The latest viral video hits from LG, Heineken and EE. An evolving network - understanding Facebook's recent changes by Colin Grieves 03 October 2013, 04:07PM Facebook has seen many changes over the past few months that impact upon marketers, writes Colin Grieves, general manager of Alchemy Social, an Experian Company. Kia to sponsor star-studded YouTube Music Awards by Matthew Chapman 03 October 2013, 04:00PM Kia has signed up as sponsor of the first YouTube Music Awards, which will take place on 3 November with performances from Eminem, Lady Gaga and Arcade Fire. AOP Conference: Data theft should not be a concern for online publishers, say media agencies by Mark Banham 03 October 2013, 03:35PM MediaCom, Havas and Manning Gottlieb OMD executives have called upon online publishers to stop worrying about agencies stealing their data and focus on whether that data will help to create campaigns that encourage clients to return. Opinion TV is booming again, but everything has changed by Danny Rogers 03 October 2013, 08:30AM We heard a surprising edict from a client marketer this week: "We will now have an 'always on' strategy - we will always be on TV. As we become a digital business, being on TV is increasingly important." Awards WTF by Sue Unerman 03 October 2013, 08:00AM I've been judging awards recently: Media Week and The Account Planning Group. And later on this month, it's the Newsworks awards (still time to enter). Promotion: Discover a brand new advertising experience Explore the power and creative potential of Windows 8 Ads in Apps.   Click here for more information.   From the blogs 66% of 37% of numbers are made up by 45% of people who have a 93% chance of getting away with it. Chris Arnold 04 October 2013, 12:46AM What the Daily Mail can teach us about humanity Andy Nairn 03 October 2013, 6:58PM The loss of Google Analytics organic keyword tracking - what does this mean? Chris Langan 03 October 2013, 1:34PM More... Private Hear: October 2013 by Staff 03 October 2013, 08:00AM Featuring work from Moneysupermarket.com, Prostate Cancer UK, Road Safety Scotland, YouView, Blair & Sheridan. Print and digital advertising opportunities with Nasa by Getmemedia 30 September 2013, 09:55AM Nasa (National Advertising Sales Agency) is the newly combined sales teams of Mirror group, Amra, Amra Direct and Digital. 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