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Cambium · 07-02-2012, 08:17 PM

Wow, The Weather Channel has Bought out Weather Underground.

The Weather Channel Companies Acquire Weather Underground

Candle · 07-02-2012, 08:22 PM

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a brand with a distinct, loyal, and active user base that will enable us to reach a unique segment of users,"

That's not going to happen if they make wunderground worse than it is.

(which is likely)

Cambium · 07-02-2012, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Candle

That's not going to happen if they make wunderground worse than it is.

(which is likely)

I thought this was interesting..

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will enable us to strengthen what our users love about wunderground.com, our apps and our blogs," said Steremberg. "We see this as a great opportunity to grow."

Thats pretty much all I used them for, especially Jeff Masters blogs. The data was too unreliable to look at expecially knowing how easy it was to get onto W.U with any weather station. I'm suprised TWC did this actually. Kuddos to Jeff.

Does anyone think TWC will charge to get the data now?

dunno what to put here · 07-03-2012, 02:43 AM

That sucks..

Patricius Maximus · 07-03-2012, 05:18 AM

While there are concerns, given TWC's own lousy programming, there is no immediate danger to the quality of Weather Underground's products.

FVWinters · 07-03-2012, 05:26 AM

Oh, boy.

There goes the neighborhood.

Grimmace · 07-03-2012, 07:02 AM

As long as they don't get rid of the Wundermap for their never updated garbage radar I am fine with it.

Avoiding their apps, blogs, and overdone fullscreen advertisements was what drove me to Wunderground. I just want the data, not to learn about Lexus Hybrids.

nei · 07-04-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimmace

As long as they don't get rid of the Wundermap for their never updated garbage radar I am fine with it.

Avoiding their apps, blogs, and overdone fullscreen advertisements was what drove me to Wunderground. I just want the data, not to learn about Lexus Hybrids.

weather.com is going to use Wundermap. Part of the reason they bought it.

I agree a lot of weather.com tools are rather silly.

ilovemycomputer90 · 07-04-2012, 08:10 PM

Anything NBC touches turns to ****.

bkern1989 · 07-04-2012, 10:06 PM

I agree, I love Weather undergrounds radar and map. As long as they don't mess with that, I couldn't care less what they do.