YouTube, the video-sharing service which plays a tremendous role as a news source around the globe, has launched a new ‘Blur Faces’ option, a valuable tool which will help secure anonymity when posting footage. The new feature, which launched yesterday, July 18, will help protect personal privacy in YouTube videos, ranging from reports of street protests to some personal footage.

The Mountain Dew beverage brand has launched a global campaign to support the upcoming long-awaited ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ movie in nearly 20 countries around the globe, in Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Prior to the launch of the international activation, which will include on-pack promotion, in-store displays as well as TV, cinema, radio and digital advertising, the brand kicked off a promotion in the US, which includes the DEWGothamCity.com platform to engage fans online.

When it comes to major sports competitions, the anti-doping issue emerges among other problems. The GlaxoSmithKline company, the Official Laboratory Services Provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, launched a campaign highlighting the importance of anti-doping science, which helps make the Games as fair and clean as possible. The manufacturer has launched a campaign in the UK revolving around the important role of anti-doping researches and highlighting its role in such studies during the sportive event.

Heinz Ketchup has launched the ‘Join the Growing Movement’ campaign on its restaurant bottles featuring PlantBottle technology by Coca-Cola, which is 100% recyclable. The partnership dates back to the beginning of 2011 when Heinz has partnered with the soft drinks giant to start using its revolutionary technology. In June 2012, Coca-Cola and Heinz along with other companies including FordNike and Procter & Gamble formed a union of the Plant PET Technology Collaborative (PTC).

For real collectors, owning something is not enough, they strive to swap their valuable items with others. This philosophy is behind new Nike’s project Nike Shoe Boxxxx in Japan, which invites the brand’s consumers to create virtual collections of Nike sneakers. The new initiative has been rolled with the dedicated app on Facebook, allowing users from around the globe to reveal their inner sneaker enthusiasts and collectors.