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MetaWeather.com - Weather Data Aggregation

2008-06-02 08:44:00 by HASH0x8bae68c in KillerStartups.com - all
 
...forecasters and calculates the most likely outcome. The thinking is that the combined knowledge of the forecasters will produce a better prediction Why it might be a killer The information produced on this site is likely to be highly accurate. However, the amount of information is limited. For example, Buenos Aires is the only location in...
 
Tags: weather, weather prediction, prediction, site collects weather, site, weather data aggregator, data, information, sources
 
 
 
 
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Xpree.com - Letting You Predict the Future

2008-02-16 00:54:00 by Lani in KillerStartups.com - all
 
...forecasters predictions seemingly lack something. Xpree thinks its the wisdom of the crowd thats missing. Xpree, and a handful of other startups have gotten into the business of making forecasting more efficient and accurate by utilizing the knowledge of those with hands-on experiencethe linemen, the programmers, the mechanics, etc.. Although...
 
Tags: xpree, xpree taps, employees, predict, future, collective intelligence, smart people, prediction markets, consumer-side product
 
 
 
 
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Check Out Weather Forecast at MetaWeather

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2008-06-03 09:54:47 by Shoaib Hashmi in Startup Meme
...forecasters helps them produce better results The beta version allows you to embed this service in your own website, add feeds and use graphs to display data. Due to its initial phase they are providing forecast of limited areas. The forecast which appears is of next three days Currently they are relying on two sources i.e. Weather.com and...
 
Tags: forecast, lack user interaction, metaweather collects data, website, beta version, display data, user friendly, forecasters helps, sources
 
 
 
 
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Web of Fate Lets You Predict the Future [The Startup Review]

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2008-07-01 16:07:07 by Paul Glazowski in Mashable!
...forecasters If nothing else, Web of Fate is well built to spark substantial discussion and debate about the course of world events. Keep in mind, though, theres a good balance of serious topics and silly positions to make it a fun place to hang around Sponsored By: Sun Startup Essentials
 
Tags: web, future, startup, services, services homepage, semantic, literal web, semantic analysis engine, semantic web services
 
 
 
 
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Advertising Forecasters' Crystal Ball Officially Broken

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2008-07-07 20:37:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
Tough year for those in the business of making ad forecasts. Basically, everyone who's made a prediction is revising it -- and that goes for analysts as well as for CEOs Thanks to BMO Capital Markets and Bankrate , we're seeing both types of revisions today: BMO media/advertising analyst Leland Westerfield dropped his 2008 U.S. ad forecast ; he...
 
Tags: forecast tomorrow, forecast, bmo, predicts, bmo capital markets, westerfield predicts robert, zenith optimedia cuts, previous prediction, tomorrow
 
 
 
 
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Car Industry Crash Killing TV, Print Ads, But Merely Denting Online

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2008-08-11 10:35:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
...Forecasters' Crystal Ball Officially Broken
 
Tags: online, domestic automakers, automakers, print, tv, automotive, slowdown, web publishers, web
 
 
 
 
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eMarketer Cutting 2008 Online Ad Forecast, Again

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2008-08-13 12:40:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
...forecasters and media companies alike? It's no secret: the weakening ad market has clouded normal visibility in the market. Here's a rundown of the revisions so far August 13: eMarketer plans to drop "a few percentage points" off its March estimate of 22.7% growth July 7: BMO Capital Markets cuts its 2008 U.S. forecast to 1.8% from 3.6 June...
 
Tags: emarketer, online, emarketer cuts, forecast, research firm emarketer, growth, market, firm, zenith optimedia cuts
 
 
 
 
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Track Hurricane Gustav on your iPhone with Weather Underground's iPhone Web App

2008-08-30 07:41:20 by iPhonehacks in iPhone Hacks
 
Forecasters say Hurricane Gustav has become a very dangerous storm with winds increasing to 195 kilometers an hour making it a Category 3 storm and could grow even more powerful before striking western Cuba on Saturday.They say the storm may strike the southern U.S. anywhere from western Florida to Texas.If you are wondering what has that got to...
 
Tags: track hurricane gustav, hurricane gustav, iphone, weather underground, storm, tropical storm tracker, iphone-specific version, dangerous storm, western florida
 
 
 
 
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Next Victim Of Ad Recession: Ad Employees

2008-10-13 06:41:00 by Peter Kafka in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...Forecasters are divided on the outlook for 2009 ad dollars, with some predicting flat growth from this year, and others predicting a decline of 1%. Late last week, John Janedis, an analyst at Wachovia, lowered his forecast, saying he now expects ad spending to fall 0.8% next year. He cited "continued deterioration in the economy, and our...
 
Tags: employees, business, executives, agency executives, week, firm owned, cut jobs, lowe london cut, cuts