Versace is adding some fresh vibe to the ladies watches niche with a new contest for aspiring designers, Versace Watch Talent. Twelve participants —design students selected from the Swiss horological university École d’Arts Appliqués de La Chaux-de-Fond —have been tasked to create a new ladies watch that combines fashion with horology in a signature Versace style.

Yesterday, the first same-sex French wedding was arranged in the city of Montpellier following the passage of a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. Prior to the legalization of gay marriage in the country, non-profit organization Tous Unis Pour l’Egalité teamed up with Google and Ogilvy Paris to provide French same-sex couples with an opportunity to wed over the Internet, via Google+ Hangout.

The Barclaycard global payment company focuses on their high level of personalization in a new digital campaign, developed by Dare. Following in the footsteps of Old Spice and the “Responses” hunk-themed activation, Barclaycard has launched the “Bespoke Offers” all-digital multi-platform campaign  centered upon the personalized 1-minute YouTube clips about twitterers.