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Media PM - My Media Week, Facebook, Microsoft, brand winners at the Oscars, News UK

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05th March 2014
My Media Week: Bob Wootton  
My Media Week: Bob Wootton
This week Bob Wootton, director of media and advertising at ISBA, The Voice of British Advertisers, joins WFA in Paris to talk global media issues, is disappointed by the shadow culture minister's views and reveals why his unofficial title is head of lunch
 
Facebook's Nicola Mendelsohn on supporting women around the world  
Facebook's Nicola Mendelsohn on supporting women around the world
To celebrate International Women's Day, Nicola Mendelsohn, vice-president of Facebook EMEA, held a networking event in London where she urged the audience to support women's rights, both home and abroad.
 
Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer explains gravity of his Nokia acquisition  
Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer explains gravity of his Nokia acquisition
Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said the decision to buy Nokia was the hardest strategic choice he ever made as boss, due to the way it transformed the software company.
 
And the best branding Oscar goes to...  
And the best branding Oscar goes to...
The 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood saw the annual gathering of the brightest stars and biggest brands. Zoe Jones, marketing director at Digital Cinema Media (DCM), enjoys the moment and looks at the marketing frenzy.
 
News UK's CEO attacks 'soup-kitchen' Guardian and 'shark bait' MailOnline  
News UK's CEO attacks 'soup-kitchen' Guardian and 'shark bait' MailOnline
News UK's chief executive Mike Darcey launched another full frontal assault on its newspaper rivals today, questioning the long-term business models of both.
 
Why comparing Guardian and MailOnline's digital revenues is misleading  
Why comparing Guardian and MailOnline's digital revenues is misleading
Guardian Media Group (GMG), publisher of theguardian.com and the Guardian and Observer newspapers, provided a fuller picture of its financial health today as its nears its full year trading and completes the sale of Trader Media Group.
 
Majority of 15m Twitter users in the UK follow a newspaper  
Majority of 15m Twitter users in the UK follow a newspaper
The symbiotic relationship between Twitter and newsbrands has been underlined in new research commissioned by Newsworks and presented today.
 
The Brits' successful flop highlights the complex social media landscape  
The Brits' successful flop highlights the complex social media landscape
In a week dominated by Facebook's staggering acquisition of WhatsApp, and the clash of tech and mobile developments at the Mobile World Congress, social and mobile are top of mind.
 
Is the Telegraph's digital revolution the right course?  
Is the Telegraph's digital revolution the right course?
Does the exodus of senior journalists suggest divided opinions on the news brand's digital drive? By David Benady.
 
Time Out eyes local ad offering under O'Hara  
Time Out eyes local ad offering under O'Hara
How can the magazine make up for the loss of copy sales and also pay for an increased print run? Its new chief commercial officer tells David Benady about her big plans.
 
WhatsApp is an intriguing business. But not because it cost a whopping $19bn  
WhatsApp is an intriguing business. But not because it cost a whopping $19bn
The past few days have been filled with spluttering pundits comparing the WhatsApp acquisition by Facebook to some sort of end times. "$19 billion!" they cry. "For what?! They don't even take advertising!" Indeed, they don't.
 
Facebook's power play piques industry interest  
Facebook's power play piques industry interest
The company inspired a new generation of app-makers when it spent big on WhatsApp. Maisie McCabe assesses the deal.
 
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We should all learn to ditch our inner Charlie Brooker and start singing praises  
We should all learn to ditch our inner Charlie Brooker and start singing praises
When I first started writing these columns, they were pretty grumpy - lots of poking fun at dumb agency stuff and pointing at industry idiocies.
 
The cookie hasn't died...yet  
The cookie hasn't died...yet
Saturday 26 May 2012. A date which will live in infamy.
 
Weve's Nigel Clarkson's gone to Barca, so you don't have to: Day 2  
Weve's Nigel Clarkson's gone to Barca, so you don't have to: Day 2
The "networking" session went on pretty solidly into the night after day one of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but Weve's commercial leader, Nigel Clarkson, has shaken it off to report back on day two.
 
IMterview: Facebook and WhatsApp - what should agencies do with IM?  
IMterview: Facebook and WhatsApp - what should agencies do with IM?
Paul and Darika, the 'Trinny and Susannah' of digital marketing, ponder what Facebook's acquisition of instant messaging service Whatsapp means agencies should do in the space.
 
Weve's Nigel Clarkson's gone to Barca, so you don't have to  
Weve's Nigel Clarkson's gone to Barca, so you don't have to
The first thing that hits you at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is the sheer scale of the event.
 
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