OGal's WunderBlog

I'm not happy about the sale of WU either, but let's look at what it might mean, in terms of our own experience here.

First, why would TWC want Wunderground? It must be active and a good investment. It is not the maps that make it active. It is not entirely the maps and the IR, Radar, etc. that bring people here. It seems sensible and logical that they would want to keep the blogs -- and perhaps even the administration of everything -- the same.

If Dr. Master et al left here, then I think it would be a sorrowful thing, because the actual weather PEOPLE, are and have always been the heart of this site, and it has been run with integrity and stellar moderation, without sacrificing their humanity. Then there are the rest of us, that provide the activity -- the blogs, photos and real-time weather discussion -- that translates into activity and advertizing.

From a member point-of-view, it's very inexpensive to be here. That would suggest to me that there are a LOT of people who come to the site without paying a membership, and they are important, because of the advertising which probably pays the bills. Wunderground seems a sound investment.

That's all my verbose way of casting my hope and energy out there to the NewWU owners that they don't forget their following nor discontinue the existing staff (not implying that they would).

Dr. Masters says " The Weather Channel is committed to keeping the Weather Underground brand and the web site in its current form." I believe him. He also says that he will keep his blog here.

I hope.

I really don't think Armageddon has arrived. Doc Masters put it in his blog entry:

We will now be called Weather Underground, LLC, and will maintain the wunderground.com web site as it is.

Take a nice, deep, breath and let's see what happens. My hunch is that the biggest change will be that Jeff gets to beat the AGW drum on TWC. ;)

All of the above is true, shore and crab.

Thing is, when DocM started answering questions over there, sounded like a lot of things that concern wu members "have not been discussed" and remain uncertain.

One thing certain, this is a monumental change.

You know what just occurred to me? Steve Gregory was around last fall, saying he would be here this hurricane season to blog - anyone seen him around? I haven't. I wonder if this change put the kabosh on that?

Here's the MarketWatch story on the merger.

Sometimes change can be good. I don't see anything different yet, and it would be silly to change a good thing.

I probably won't be around too much until after our vacation, so if anything changes, maybe it will be then.

I have a lot going on this week with my mom's 85th birthday, company and getting ready for a camping trip. I'll catch up with you all when I get home (or maybe before!).

Have a Happy Fourth if I don't see you!

Happy 4th!!

a href="http://www.satisfaction.com/codes/fourth-of- july-com

Have a happy 4th, Ogal!

Hope it is a good day for you :)

Ditto.....

Quoting hurricanecrab:
I'm not happy about the sale of WU either, but let's look at what it might mean, in terms of our own experience here.

First, why would TWC want Wunderground? It must be active and a good investment. It is not the maps that make it active. It is not entirely the maps and the IR, Radar, etc. that bring people here. It seems sensible and logical that they would want to keep the blogs -- and perhaps even the administration of everything -- the same.

If Dr. Master et al left here, then I think it would be a sorrowful thing, because the actual weather PEOPLE, are and have always been the heart of this site, and it has been run with integrity and stellar moderation, without sacrificing their humanity. Then there are the rest of us, that provide the activity -- the blogs, photos and real-time weather discussion -- that translates into activity and advertizing.

From a member point-of-view, it's very inexpensive to be here. That would suggest to me that there are a LOT of people who come to the site without paying a membership, and they are important, because of the advertising which probably pays the bills. Wunderground seems a sound investment.

That's all my verbose way of casting my hope and energy out there to the NewWU owners that they don't forget their following nor discontinue the existing staff (not implying that they would).

Dr. Masters says " The Weather Channel is committed to keeping the Weather Underground brand and the web site in its current form." I believe him. He also says that he will keep his blog here.

I hope.

Good Morning, OGal!

Wanted to drop by and wish you and yours A VERY SAFE & HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! Hopefully, with the sale of Wunderground to "The Weather Channel", the higher ups won't change or eliminate the blogs on this website. I'd be lost without the abililty to catch up with our wonderfully supportive group of WU friends!

There is a good article in the New York times on the sale of WU. Right now I am at work and can't link it. But you should be able to find it.