LONDON, Monday: Former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has become Facebook’s head of global policy & communications. Clegg announced on his Facebook page that he is starting the role this week and he and his family would move to Silicon Valley at the beginning of next year.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Of the 17 Golds awarded at the Effies in Shed 10 last night, DDB won eight of them for their work with two clients. PHD won three, Ogilvy two and Clemenger BBDO, BC&F Dentsu, Saatchi & Saatchi and Track won one Gold apiece.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: J Walter Thompson has unveiled a joint initiative with KiwiHarvest and Olympus to generate food for Kiwis in need.

AUCKLAND, Today: PHD was the only New Zealand agency to receive top agency honours at the Trans-Tasman Google Awards, which recognise exceptional work in Performance advertising in Australia and New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Today: London/Sydney/Auckland PR group Adhesive – headed in NZ by Lwindi Ellis – has celebrated its third birthday with a successful pitch defence of a valued client, plus one new client, and a new office in the Britomart.

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In the latest issue of Australia’s Mumbrella, senior reporter Zoe Samos offers some interesting insights into the demise of a monthly icon: “Cosmopolitan is gone: another brand fallen victim to a lack of relevance and value in the digital age,” she writes.