Steve Barrett, Gideon Fidelzeid, Frank Washkuch and Brittaney Kiefer discuss Facebook's IPO, the NFL's head of comms Paul Hicks, and the new PRWeek Tumblr.

Steve Barrett, Frank Washkuch and Danielle Drolet discuss Davos; the Edelman Trust Barometer; the West Coast PR market; and Penn State University ending its crisis work with Ketchum.

Gideon Fidelzeid, Frank Washkuch and Lindsay Stein discuss Weber Shandwick's injunction against Hill+Knowlton Strategies; US Cellular's agency search; SOPA/PIPA protests; and results of Ikea's agency review.

Steve Barrett, Frank Washkuch, Danielle Drolet and Lindsay Stein discuss Edelman's newly created agency for Kellogg; Tony Blankley's death; updates on the California High-Speed Rail Authority account; the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show; and ICR XChange.

Steve Barrett, Rose Gordon and Lindsay Stein discuss the Iowa caucus; Kodak's woes; and brands poised for a comeback in 2012.

Gideon Fidelzeid and Frank Washkuch discuss the AT&T and T-Mobile merger that never was, as well as Shift Communications' pick up of social media and PR duties for the McDonald's Advertising Cooperative, which represents restaurants in New England.

Steve Barrett, Rose Gordon and Lindsay Stein discuss WPP's team Lincoln; Ogilvy's Women in Public Service Project; Richard Sorian's departure from HHS; and Brooks Sports' RFP.

Steve Barrett, Gideon Fidelzeid and Frank Washkuch discuss Ruder Finn's spin-off agency Finn Partners; PRWeek Awards finalists; Ofield Dukes' legacy; and comms repercussions from Alec Baldwin's Twitter rant.

Steve Barrett, Rose Gordon and Frank Washkuch discuss the diversity awards winners; Hill & Knowlton's rebranding; agency consolidations; Weber Shandwick's account win; and PRWeek's annual salary survey.

Steve Barrett, Frank Washkuch and Lindsay Stein discuss Omnicom's acquisition of Marina Maher; Weber Shandwick's resignation from the Kellogg account; Zeno Group's new Silicon Valley office; and stereotypes of PR women.