An experiment in search trends visualization. I get the most trending search terms from google, then pipe them through Flickr, Wikipedia, Google News, and other sources to see what they're all about.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Virginia tech shooting



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On April 16, 2007, media from around the world descended on Blacksburg, Virginia upon receiving word of the shootings, including American evening news anchors Katie Couric, Brian Williams, and Charles Gibson. Additionally, all network morning shows and the late-night ABC show Nightline sent reporters to the Virginia Tech campus for live coverage. The media soon labeled the event the "deadliest school shooting in American history." (more from wikipedia).


Virginia Tech holds classes on five-year shooting anniversary


BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Five years after a mentally ill student gunned down 32 people at Virginia Tech, the university held classes on Monday for the first time on the anniversary of the country's deadliest mass shooting and 10000 mourners ...
 (more from articles.chicagotribune.com).


Scores:total: 0.08, wp: 0.54, news: 0.02, image: 0.07, trends: 0.31

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