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Google Earth Now Shows Rain and Snow in Real Time

Google Earth just got even cooler. Now you can pretend to be a meteorologist and track precipitation patterns over the globe, in real time. READ»

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Strategic Flex and the Snowstorm--Will You Be Open for Business Tomorrow?

As we brace for the second wave snowstorm bearing down on the East Coast, I’m remembering an experience I had a few years ago at a major pharmaceutical company widely recognized for their work+life strategy.  As I presented a ...READ»

Smartphone Crowdsourcing Uncovers Ski Report Snowjob

My wife is way up in the frosty Bavarian mountains right at the moment, and I don't need to check out the weather reports to know the snow conditions: I just need an SMS from her like the one saying "There's a ton of it. I'm up to ...READ»

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Cloud Sourcing: National Weather Service Finds a Thousand Sam Champions on Twitter

Search Twitter for the topic "snow new york" and all sorts of uslessness might pop up. For instance: "dear sky. please let it snow or freeze bad so no school but get better for the 14th so mom can go to new york and get me ...READ»

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#snowmageddon

The Twin Cities had a little bit of snow yesterday. And by a little bit, some parts got as much as 3” in one hour. My little suburb got 7” when all was said and done. Now, this is Minnesota, snow isn’t really that big of a ...READ»