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News August 23, 09:26 Eastern Time
Weather.com and Go2Net Take Web by Storm; World's Leading Weather Site Teams with Go2Net Network of Sites
ATLANTA, Aug 23, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Weather Channel(R) Web
site, weather.com, the world's leading source of weather on the Web,
today announced a marketing relationship with Go2Net, Inc.a network of
branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites
(http://www.go2net.com/), in which weather.com will become the primary
weather provider for the Go2Net Network.
Go2Net users will have access to weather.com's reliable weather
content, including current conditions for U.S. and International
locations, extended forecasts and breaking weather headlines.
Additionally, Go2Net will prominently feature weather.com links
throughout its network. These links will furnish users who visit Go2Net
sites with access to even more comprehensive weather-related content
from weather.com, including safety information, health and allergy
reports, and resources for outdoor activities such as golf and
gardening.
As a result of this relationship and other strategic alliances with
AOL, Netscape, Road Runner and About.com, weather.com has reinforced
its position as the pre-eminent online weather provider. The Go2Net
Network, which focuses on the categories of search and directory,
personal finance, commerce and business services, and multi-player
games, is one of the Internet's fastest growing destinations.
"Joining forces with Go2Net allows weather.com to reach a large
community of new users and provide timely, reliable weather information
specific to their needs," said Debora Wilson, president and chief
executive officer online services for The Weather Channel. "Weather.com
continues to be the weather provider of choice for leading sites,
demonstrating our leadership in the category."
"The Weather Channel's weather.com is widely regarded as the Internet's
leading source of weather information and we look forward to providing
their forecasts and other related services for users of the Go2Net
Network," said Tom Camp, Go2Net vice president of business development.
About The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel, Inc. based in Atlanta, is the nation's premier
provider of weather information. The only 24-hour international weather
network, The Weather Channel is seen in more than 72 million homes
nationwide. The Weather Channel Web site, weather.com, is one of the
fastest growing sites on the Internet and the world's leading source of
weather on the Web. Weather.com offers forecasts for more than 70,000
locations worldwide andfeatures special lifestyle sections and online
services that leverage both wireless and broadband platforms to create
a one-of-a-kind online experience. Weather.com averages more than 130
million page views per month and is consistently ranked the top
single-content news site by Media Metrix. Its marketing and
distribution relationships include AOL, CompuServe, Netscape, iVillage,
MindSpring, About.com and LookSmart; wireless alliances including GTE
Airfone, Nokia, AT&T Wireless, Road Runner, SkyTel and Palm Computing.
The Weather Channel is owned by Landmark Communications, Inc., a
Norfolk, Va.-based privately held media company with global interests.
This is good news in my opinion. I usually have to go to Yahoo for weather. As hard as it is to predict here in the northwest I have found Yahoo to be more accurate than Infospace or any of the local news websites. |
