Protest over Chicago teen’s shooting ties up retail district – Countywide
An estimated 2000 protesters marched in the streets of Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Van Dyke is facing first-degree murder charges because of the shooting. “The protesters did take over the street for sometime…
Look Inside Largest Tornado Ever With New Tool – National Geographic
Scientists now have a way to understand the fierce tornado that killed veteran stormchaser Tim Samaras in 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The May 31 storm was the largest ever recorded, and one of the fastest. New software has allowed scientists to piece together video…
Three Ways Marketing Attribution Can Improve Your Brand Marketing Efforts – MarketingProfs.com (subscription)
The explosion of digital media has bred the modern, data-driven, analytically savvy marketer who understands and operates under the known pressure of tracking, measuring, and optimizing every media interaction to generate a positive return on advertising spend. However, most brand marketers don’t operate in the…
Six of the most interesting SEM news stories of the week – Search Engine Watch
Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from around the world of search marketing and beyond. This week: changes to structured snippets, a new feature on YouTube, online ad stats and Bing is going to decide what you’re having for…