UPDATE: 24 Arrested At Citibank; Dramatic Video Shows Woman In A Suit Getting Arrested

Today some Occupy Wall Street marchers went directly to banks.

According to Alex Silverman of CBS New York, 17 24 were arrested for trespassing inside the LaGuardia Pl. Citigroup location. Another 2 were arrested outside for disorderly conduct.

This idea of being more confrontational with banks will help the protesters get more attention, but going to random retail outlets, and being a nuisance inside the part where the ATMs are is going to be pretty ineffective.

Several people have pointed out that the purpose of going to the bank was to withdraw accounts (as a protest) so characterizing the entry there purely as a demonstration does not seem to be accurate.

This video of a women in a suit -- who may or may not have been there to protest -- is making the rounds is also pretty dramatic.

SEE ALSO: These charts explain why protesters are so angry >

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Bad Economic Data Strikes Everywhere, As Europe Manufacturing Shows First Contraction In Over Two Years

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Not helping things today: Fresh barometers of the economy in the form of PMI data.

In China. the HSBC's Flash PMI Manufacturing reading came in at 49.4, sub-50 for the thrid straight month, a sign of persistent weakness.

And in Europe, same deal.

According to Markit, the continent is now slipping into contraction for the first time in two years.

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FINALLY, FALL TV: Here's Your Complete Guide To The Season's New Shows

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At long last (and it felt extra-long, this summer, didn't it?), TV is back.

The season kicked off tonight with the premiere of Sarah Michelle Gellar's "Ringer."

And from here on out, we're in for a flurry of flight attendants, Playboy bunnies, 22nd-century sci-fi, surveillance paranoia, and girl-on-girl comedy.

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This Chart Shows Why Marketers Can't Ignore YouTube

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Marketers can't ignore YouTube as a way to connect with customers.

The folks at bitly took a look at the dynamics of links and came up with this intriguing chart. Interestingly, people stay interested in YouTube links for a much longer period of time than Facebook or Twitter links, though the peak density level is much less.

The mean half-life time for the links, according to bitly:

Twitter: 2.8 hours
Facebook: 3.2 hours
Direct (email/IMs): 3.4 hours
YouTube: 7.4 hours

It just goes to show that people use different social networks for different purposes, and thus each network acts in different ways. YouTube will never replace Facebook or Twitter, but rather, it can serve a different -- and helpful -- purpose for digital marketers.

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