Welcome to Around the Creative World for October 13, 2009. I’ll be bringing you an assortment of links that cover an assortment of media-centric topics from an assortment of places. You can then sort through them and see what sort of links you like best.

Sointenly!

Shout-outs to the Three Stooges on that one. Rest in Peace, Curly. Stay up, homies. (It’s funny how that actually sounded kind of gangsta, but it was meant to be a joke.)

Anyway…

• I saw Paranormal Activity this weekend. I think it’s been a Trending Topic in Twitter for a week straight. If you liked Blair Witch Project at all, you’ll like this movie. It was fourth at the weekend Box Office, pulling in $7,900,695, but I have a feeling it will be right back up there next weekend, if not higher. I’d also predict a good percentage of people (teenagers) going back to see it a second time.
• AdvertisingAge: Fox, Burger King Team Up for Jessica Simpson Fat Joke
• Guess what? Bing is slowly starting to gain it’s share of search advertising dollars. I’m still not happy with them on a personal level…but I’m also rooting for them. (So I’m internally conflicted…about whether or not I like Bing. That’s all I’m talking about.) Is this a backlash based on Google elitism? Or do people simply like to view backdrop Ansel Adams photos as they search?
• J.J. Abrams set to produce another project for Paramount. No surprise there.
• Did I mention that I wrote a book? (Hoping someone in Paramount development sees this blog.)
• Wine bottles (filled with movie posters, unfortunately) have been showing up on beaches around the world to promote “Bioshock 2.”
• ADWEEK: Brands Seek Fans on Facebook
• Did I mention that Eleventh Hour is on Facebook? (I’ll give you a break from the Twitter link… Oops.)
• Did I mention that I’m on Facebook?
• You ready for Godfather-inspired vodka? I know I am…if it’s free.
• BrandFreak: ‘2012′ ads unlikely to mention that Mayan elders dispute premise
• Mashable: Want to Remotely Start Your Car? There’s an App for That
• Is there a class divide in social networking? I’ve been saying for years that Myspace reminds me of a once-affluent neighborhood that lost a corporation’s national headquarters and turned into a ghetto. (That’s why I now rap about what’s going on in my Myspace hood. I’m from the streets. Not really.)

Brian Laesch occasionally syndicates this blog on BrianLaesch.com.