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It was a good week on the economic front, with reports that the U.S. GDP surged 4% in the second quarter, “putting growth back on an upward trajectory according to the Wall Street Journal.  In other news this week: The lurkers in the Twitterverse: Twitter’s CEO revealed this week the true size of the platform’s audience – the number of people who visit

Another week of fluctuating Chicago summer weather brings a week of new digital campaigns and tech upgrades. Here’s what made the top spots this week:  Googlecould be submitting a proposal to the NY Department of IT to convert all NYC pay phones into free Wi-Fi hotspots. Google along with other tech companies such as IBM, Samsung and Sisco were in

Another polar vortex hit Chicago this week, bringing very un-July-like highs in the 60s. But we’re not completely opposed to a mid-summer cool-down – here’s what else blew through our windy city this week: Grammar Matters – Weird Al Yankovic parodiedRobin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” to create the best educational music video since Schoolhouse Rocks!, in which he addresses some of

Here are some of our favorite reads from this week: Navigating Facebook Changes: The changes to Facebook’s algorithm’s caused huge declines for business page impressions. This infographic shows what the changes mean for brands. The Journal at 125: Lots of great stuff from the Wall  Street Journal as it celebrated its 125th anniversary this week, including this look back at