FUSE Friday News - December 9, 2011

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This week, the text message turned 19, Will Ferrell stars in Old Milwaukee beer ads (for free), Twitter announces it too is joining the re-design bandwagon and to save you from making a serious career faux pas at your office party, there's a handy guide to help you know how much alcohol you should drink. 


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Will Ferrell stars in ads for Old Milwaukee beer ads and guess what?  He did it for free.  

2.  Twitter announces a new design of their platform, "we’ve simplified the design to make it easier than ever to follow what you care about, connect with others and discover something new."  But is this the smart business move for Twitter? Or are they just bowing to the pressures of Facebook?  Add your thoughts to our blog post on the topic

3. Did you share any of these ads?  AdWeek's list of the 20 most shared ads in 2011





8.  [INFOGRAPH] The text message turned 19 on December 3rd.  Hope you wished it a Happy Birthday in between texting about your Saturday shopping plans and the fashion at the Billboard Women in Music Awards. 

9.  Tis the season of the Office Holiday party and in order to avoid some serious career faux pasGrub Street developed a Guide to help you identify your recommended alcohol intake level at your office party.  FUSE is in the "really cool company" category so we don't have much to worry about, but what about your company?  Is it cool or square? 

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2. FUSE's Operation Secret Santa gets covered in Marketing Mag.  (You can see pictures of the famed Chicken Curry on our Facebook Page.)

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