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.

Toyota USA previews a new social shopping app, Toyota Collaborator, that will allow potential buyers of the cars to learn more about the vehicles, customize them without visiting a dealership and even go on a virtual test-drive with friends online. The application, which was developed by Saatchi & Saatchi LA in collaboration with Google and Joystick Interactive, was introduced as a prototype at the Google I/O event.

Benetton’s COLORS magazine, which explores various facets of modern life, has released its #86 issue dedicated to contemporary journalism. Under the new theme, “Making the News,” the brand provides an insight into the changing world of the journalism today, which is greatly influenced by technology, economy and many other crucial factors.