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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
113 PM EDT MON JAN 11 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION OF BOOKMARK SHARING ON NWS POINT FORECAST
PAGES ON JANUARY 13 2010
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13...NWS WILL INCLUDE BUTTONS PROVIDING
SHARED BOOKMARKING ON ITS POINT FORECAST WEB PAGES. THE SHARED
BOOKMARKING SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY ADDTHIS... WHICH RECENTLY SIGNED
A GOVERNMENT TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE. NWS POINT FORECAST PAGES ARE THOSE DISPLAYED WHEN A USER
SELECTS A POINT ON THE MAP DISPLAYED ON THE ENTRY WEB PAGE OF NWS
FORECAST OFFICES.
THE ADDED BUTTON WILL ALLOW A USER TO EASILY INCLUDE A LINK TO THE NWS POINT FORECAST PAGE IN ANY OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETSSERVICED BY ADDTHIS.
NWS IS CURRENTLY EXPLORING WAYS TO MAKE ITS INFORMATION AVAILABLE USING AVAILABLE SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES. THESE SERVICES WILL ENABLE NWS TO REACH AN AUDIENCE OF USERS NOT CURRENTLY AWARE OF NWS FORECAST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. USE OF THE ADDTHIS SHARED BOOKMARKING SERVICE IS A SIMPLE WAY FOR CURRENT USERS TO SHARE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON NWS WEBSITES WITH OTHER POTENTIALLY INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING THEM WITH LINKS TO OUR EXISTING WEBSITES. BOOKMARK BUTTONS MAY BE ADDED TO ADDITIONAL NWS WEB PAGES IN THE FUTURE. MORE INFORMATION ON NWS USE OF THE ADDTHIS BOOKMARK SHARING SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CREDITS.PHP#ADDTHIS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: ROBERT BUNGE INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING MD 20910 ROBERT.BUNGE@xxxxxxxx 301-713-1381 X140 NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN -
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