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Morning Update Sept 20 – iPhone with Lego?; Facebook apologies for ad; BBC axes jobs

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LegoAd Age: How to turn your iPhone into a Lego masterpiece – coinciding with the new iPhone 5 launch Belkin is using Lego to plug its product.

“In the past few years the Danish toy has gone from something your kids play with to cult darling of the uber-geek hipster set.” 

Mashable: Facebook apologizes for ads featuring photos of suicide victim – the company  has apologised for ads which promoted an Canadian online-dating site but included images of suicide victim Rehtaeh Parsons.

“Two online dating ads featured on Facebook this week included photos of a teenager who committed suicide.”

The Guardian: BBC to axe 75 news posts – the public broadcaster announced cuts in an effort to save 60 million pounds.

“James Harding, the new BBC director of news and current affairs, announced the redundancies on Thursday in a move he conceded would “add to uncertainty after what has been a trying year”.

Rolling Stone: Our Favorite Reddit ‘Breaking Bad’ Predictions – Fans have all kinds of wild theories about how the final episodes will play out.

“While Reddit may be a terrible way to solve real crimes, it’s a fantastic place for hive-mind analysis of our favorite fictional criminals.”

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