JWT’s Anxiety Blog, Ogilvy’s Recession Salve, Revisiting ‘Like a Prayer’

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Flashback to Madonna’s banned Like a Prayer ad for Pepsi.

– Wolff Olins brings minimalist flickr magic — and a forum for inquiry — to “scientific” cosmetic brand Living Proof.

– Tracking (corporate accounts on) Twitter.

– The Guardian makes good observations about Twitter (scroll down to the bulletpoints).

Ogilvy-branded solutions to a recession. Take that hype with a few spoonfuls of salt. Hat tip to our favourite mad man.

– JWT launches a blog called Anxiety Index.

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