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• Google loses bid to prevent Apple Safari users suing it over privacy breaches

  28-03-2015 14:23
  
  Google has lost its attempt to prevent UK users of Apple’s Safari browser from suing it over tracking cookies and privacy violations.
  The landmark ruling paves the way or Apple users to sue the search giant, which had tried to convince the Court of Appeal to block privacy lawsuits from three complainants. The challengers accused Google of breaching security settings on the Safari browser between summer 2011 and spring 2012 that included tracking their cookies to improve advertising targeting.
  
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• Nescafe partners with London artist Faizal Lulat for Dolce Gusto campaign

  28-03-2015 13:46
  
  Nescafe has partnered with east London artist, Faizal Lulat for a digital campaign in the run up to Easter.
  Devised by creative agency Jam, the two-week campaign has seen Lulat create bespoke pieces of art, based on the conversations of 30 high-profile bloggers.
  Shot in London’s oldest coffee house, Jamaica Wine House, the online film shows the bloggers talking over coffee about their different passions, while Lulat systematically creates colourful pieces of art.
  It has also been extended to s
  
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• Loaded magazine to shut down after 21 years

  28-03-2015 13:45
  
  Loaded magazine will shut down as a print title after 21 years.
  The last issue came out on Thursday and featured an interview with musician Noel Gallagher and Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh. Deputy editor Lia Nicholls posted pictures of the “very first and unfortunately very last” issues of the magazine on Twitter, telling readers: “Sad day. Loved every minute.”
  The very first and unfortunately the last issue of @loadedmag. Sad day. Loved every minute. pic.twitter.com/rdBWfNxj0h
  — Lia
  
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• STV Woodward handed 10% bonus to pocket £660,00 salary

  28-03-2015 13:11
  
  STV chief executive Rob Woodward gained a 10 per cent bonuslast year that swelled his annual salarly to £661,000.
  It is a noticeable increase on the £601,000 he earned in 2013 and accounted for 46 per cent of the maximum amount payable.
  The bonus reflects the broadctaser’s strong performance in a year that saw it reap the commercial rewards of the World Cup as well as benefit from the growth of its local stations. Revenues at STV, which holds the two ITV franchses for Scotland, jumped 7 per
  
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• Dot-Gap: Account Manager (ALL MEDIA)

  28-03-2015 13:11
  
  £35k:Dot-Gap:
  Summary:
  Client management role based at the fastest growing, independent media agency in the UK. If you are confident with clients and media owne...
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• Slack gets hacked

  28-03-2015 12:12
  
  Chat room service Slack has revealed that the personal details of some users have been compromised after it was hacked earlier this year.
  The business came clean about the cyber attack in a blog post yesterday (27 March) but only after it had cleaned up the security breach and made “additional changes” to “prevent future incidents”.
  It said the phone numbers and Skype IDs of a “very small number of accounts” were affected by the hack though it has “no indication that the hackers we
  
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• Apple boss Tim Cook Tweets ‘deep disappointment’ at Indiana’s anti-gay law

  28-03-2015 11:34
  
  Apple chief executive Tim Cook has joined the throng of people to blast Indiana’s new anti-gay law.
  Cook, who revealed he was gay last year, tweeted yesterday (27 March) “Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply disappointed in Indiana's new law”. The post has since been retweeted more than 6,500 times and favourited almost 6,000 times.
  Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply disappointed in Indiana's new law and calling on Arkansas Gov. to veto the similar #HB1228.
  — Tim Cook (@tim_c
  
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• How Adidas is ‘Creating the New’ to recapture its winning streak

  28-03-2015 10:42
  
  Every athlete knows that the moment you become complacent you start to lose. Therefore, Adidas is embarking on what it calls an “ambitious yet realistic” five-year charge to reignite sales after a failure to adapt fast enough to consumer demands and the unforeseen impact of Russian’s stuttering economy forced it to scrap its original Route 2015 plan.
  Rather than see this an outright failure, the business has learnt from the disappointment and is pumping funds into the product, retail and d
  
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• News UK hires Richard Bogie as general manager for Scotland

  28-03-2015 10:28
  
  News UK has appointed Richard Bogie as general manager for Scotland, which will see him work across titles including The Scottish Sun and Scottish editions of The Times and The Sunday Times.
  From 7 April, Bogie will be responsible for delivering commercial targets and developing new opportunities for News UK’s Scottish business,  
  Mike Darcey, chief executive officer of News UK, said there was “great potential” to grow the Scottish business.
  “I have every confidence in [Bogie’s] exten
  
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• PR experts applaud Lufthansa's crisis communications approach to Germanwings disaster

  28-03-2015 10:25
  
  In the wake of the devastating revelations surrounding the Germanwings crash in the French Alps, airlines have now pledged to change their rules to ensure at least two crew members are present in the cockpit at all times.
  Days after the crash, which killed 150 people this week, it emerged that the 27-year old pilot Andreas Lubitz purposefully flew the plane into the mountains, and reportedly suffered from depression. 
  Previous recent airlines disasters such as that which Malaysian Airlines
  
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• Dot-Gap: Account Director (Planning)

  28-03-2015 09:00
  
  £45k + BONUS:Dot-Gap:
  Superb Account Director role with a heavy focus on media planning. Working across both offline and online.London Central
  
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• Stopgap: Head of Marketing & PR

  28-03-2015 06:00
  
  £80000 - £90000 per annum:Stopgap:
  The Head of Marketing role comprises three main elements including:
  * Devising and leading the marketing strategy for EMEA* Close working alongside the Client Services Director responsible for new client relationships - working together on identifying
  London
  
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• Ball & Hoolahan: Marketing Project Manager

  28-03-2015 05:00
  
  £45,000 per annum :Ball & Hoolahan:
  Outstanding contracting opportunity available with one of the UK’s largest consumer businesses.London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• Ball & Hoolahan: Digital Marketing Project Manager

  28-03-2015 05:00
  
  £50,000 per annum :Ball & Hoolahan:
  Outstanding contracting opportunity available with one of the UK’s largest consumer businesses.
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• Ball & Hoolahan: Brand Manager – Weetabix.

  28-03-2015 05:00
  
  £Competitive Salary Package:Ball & Hoolahan:
  An opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and driven Brand Manager to join a team of high performance individuals with enviable blue chip background
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• Stonor: Digital Director - Integrated Entertainment Marketing Agency - London - £50k - £60k - NP205

  28-03-2015 01:00
  
  £50k - £60k:Stonor:
  Big name players in the Entertainment sector are looking for a strategic, creative and influential Digital Director to shape their digital department.
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• Blue Skies Marketing Recruitment: Head of Social - Top London Agency

  28-03-2015 01:00
  
  70000:Blue Skies Marketing Recruitment:
  My client, an award winning creative agency is looking for a talented Social Media expert to join their team.They are looking for someone to take...
  London
  
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