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AccuWeather.com® Launches Forecast Snapshot Tool for Google™ Maps
11-07-2007STATE COLLEGE, PA, November 6, 2007—AccuWeather.com today announced the launch of the new AccuWeather.com
Forecast Snapshot. The tool integrates with Google Maps and provides current
conditions, 3-day forecasts, weather news headlines, and radar or satellite
images for every location on Earth.
The AccuWeather.com Forecast Snapshot
is unique because it combines the most popular weather information in one easy
interface. Other tools provide forecasts, current conditions, or radar;
AccuWeather.com Forecast Snapshot provides all of them for both domestic
and international locations, easily selected by ZIP code or city and country
search.
“AccuWeather.com takes pride in giving the best weather
information how and when users want it,” Michael Sylvie, AccuWeather.com’s
Manager, New Media Business Development, said. “The Forecast Snapshot for Google
Maps is another great example of using an emerging platform to deliver weather
information in a fun and interactive way never before available.”
AccuWeather.com offers a range of downloads for all types of online
users. The site offers mini-applications that can be used on Yahoo!, Google, Mac
OS X, Windows Vista, web sites or blogs, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and
the iPhone. All downloads are simple, free, and available through the AccuWeather.com Download
Center. AccuWeather.com is interested in working
with developers to create new and useful ways for users to access the
Best Weather on the Web™ . If you are a
developer with an idea for a project using our data, please contact
developer@AccuWeather.com.
AccuWeather, The World's Weather Authority®, presents accurate, localized, branded forecasts and severe weather bulletins to over 110 million Americans each day via the Internet, mobile devices and IPTV, through the airwaves, in print and on digital signage. The 113 meteorologists at AccuWeather deliver a portfolio of customized products and services to media, business, government, and institutions, and inform millions of visitors worldwide through the free AccuWeather.com website. AccuWeather also provides content onto more than 20,000 third-party Internet sites, including CNN Interactive, ABC's owned and operated stations, The Washington Post and The New York Times. Visit www.accuweather.com for more information.
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