Weddar Blog

Happy Birthday Weddar.

Weddar is 1 year old today.

It feels like it was only a month ago…

Thank you.

I am truly grateful to you. I’m thankful for all of those who’ve helped making it, and to all of you who’ve been using it, making it useful while helping each other and spreading the word about Weddar.

Since then, more than 120.000 people around the world have downloaded the iOS and Android apps and we are just shy of the 500.000 Weddar Reports mark.

Isn’t that awesome? If you only see numbers, think of it this way:

One. Hundred. And. Twenty. Thousand. Real Flesh and Blood Humans like you and me who have made almost half a million reports.

“Like, wow…” No, really.

If by some mysterious chance you happen to be in front of a mirror, please say to the person you see in front of you: “You are great.”
(If there’s no mirror but there’s still a person in front of you, tell her the same. She will probably like it.)

But let’s go back to our baby’s birthday:

Weddar’s first Happy Birthday Cake.

It’s also our present for you.

Sorry if I can’t send you a slice, but it’s still not technologically feasible to send it by email and I don’t think it would be in a safe and edible form if I would send it by snail mail. (Also, I don’t even know if it’s possible to slice 120.000 pieces out of this little cake.)

But rest assured, we’re working on other presents for you and when it comes the time, it will be ok to send them by snail mail, at least some of them. (you have some hints in the birthday cake photo, some will be available in physical format and another one has a “2.0” tag on it. ;)

In the meantime, we have some humble but real presents you can “taste” right now. We’ve just released an update for our iOS and Android apps. Check them as and where you usually do.

Warning: Emotional paragraph.

It has been an amazing ride, full of ups and downs. I’m pretty sure there will be much more of them, with a fair share of smiles and tears while we all make Weddar great. This first year was only the beginning.

If you want, tell us your story, what good and bad things happened to you last year. Did Weddar helped you in any way? (This is no trick to get free pretty quotes on our website or promotion efforts, I really mean it. Send us an email, it will be kept between us.)

A special thanks to those who’ve been actively involved in building, launching and growing Weddar throughout this first year: Ricardo Fonseca, Pedro Morais, Sergio Silva, Luís Confraria, Jorge Galrito, Arturo Vergara, Pedro Veloso, Rubem Mota. You really rocked. (…and deserve a bigger slice of the cake. :)

So, “How does it feel?” :)

Thank you so much,

Catarino

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20 Forced perspectives photos with clouds

Check the rest at http://www.theendearingdesigner.com/20-forced-perspective-photographs-with-clouds

Thanx to Sara Pires for this lovely photo set :)

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Cotton Clouds, Diamond Tears.

thanx @SaraPires26

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Weddar is an official Shorty Awards Finalist!

You did it! :)

Weddar was chosen as a Shorty Awards Finalist for the Weather Category!

You can check it by yourself - http://shortyawards.com/

We know we’ve been a little too zealous trying that you and your friends could nominate us for the weather category but, oh well, that’s how these things work, right? :)

Since this phase was a sort of popularity contest, you might find us shallow but we’re not in this to get an award. The most important aspect of this nomination is that, now we have Weddar in front of these industry “sharks”, opinion makers, etc.

As you know, since Weddar information is powered by every single one of us in our community, the more people we have in Weddar the better the service become for all. This is a great opportunity to “tickle” these big shots’ interest in order to know more about Weddar and talk about it to their “audiences”. (muah… ah… ah…) ;)

The shorty Awards winners for each category will be chosen by the http://rtacademy.org/ members. ( If we win, MC Hammer can’t touch it… :)

The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on March 26, 2012 in New York.

So…

THANK YOU!
OBRIGADO!
GRACIAS!
GRAZIE
MERCI!
ありがとうございました
DANKE

We’ll keep you updated. ;)

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Weddar for Android 1.0.7

Guess what…

Weddar v1.0.7 is available for update, today.

What is new?

☂ Fixed a Freeze Bug when “back key is pressed” in About/Help pages accessed from the Welcome Screen.

☂ The “SomeWhere over the rainbow,SomeWhere over the rainbow” is fixed for good;

☂ Fixed About and Help pages localizations

☂ Improved icons contrast when “menu” hard key is pressed.

You can update it right now at the usual place:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ninetysixhp.weddar

;)

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Weddar for iOS 1.7.1 available + Weddar spricht jetzt Deutsch

Hey ;)

We have a small new update for iOS available.

What is new?

☼ Map Screen is now instantly refreshed when app comes out of “sleep” mode;

☼ Now includes weather conditions visual icons when sharing reports to social networks;

☼ Added German language;

☁ Performance enhancement;

☂ Potential fix for a pesky crash on help and about views in Settings (as of 1.7);

☂ Minor Bugfixes.

You can update it right now at the iTunes App Store:

http://itunes.apple.com/app/weddar/id431659526

Special thanx to our friend Wolfgang Frank who helped us translating Weddar to German. Here’s a link to his blog in german, ( or translated in english) and to his Twitter ;)

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Weddar has a new friend called “Coton”

Hi,

Our “french connection” friend Valentin de Bruyn, co-founder of Etamin Studio just released a lovely new weather application called “Coton”.

We have just tried it and it’s an incredibly designed and informative application. We find it awesome not only for “Cloudspotters” but also for those who are interested to have more information about how the weather is going to be by checking what kind of clouds are currently moving above their heads.

We also think that, since Weddar is more about real-time information and does not provide forecast info, “Cloud” might be a good tool for those of you who already use our service.

In their own words:

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Coton, the cloud identification guide for your mobile

With Coton, discover the fascinating world of clouds, identify them in a blink and learn to forecast the weather!

Cloud identification was formerly reserved to meteorologists and enlightened connoisseurs. Coton now allows all iPhone, iPod Touch and Android smartphones users to understand the world of clouds using a simple and fun interface.

Become a cloud spotter

Coton contains 33 detailed index cards and 120 beautiful pictures of all the cloud types you can spot. Coton also includes a fully illustrated introduction explaining the formation and classification of clouds.

Learn to forecast weather

Is this big white cloud a sign of upcoming rain? Coton tells you the weather condition that usually comes with each kind of cloud.

Coton’s contents are based on the International Cloud Atlas classification, the reference book published by the World Meteorological Organization. The whole app is available in English and French.

Coton is available right now on www.cotonapp.com at a special launch price of €0.79 or $0.99 for its release on Android Market and App Store.

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check it here: www.cotonapp.com

We hope you find it as awesome as we do :)

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Weddar for Android 1.0.6 is out and we have a new Weddar Team.

Weddar for Android update

As promised in our last blog post about updates, and after a long time without much needed updates, we’re glad to inform you that we are releasing Weddar for Android v1.0.6 update, today.

What is new?

☼ Weddar Report Shares now include weather conditions visual icons before the link;

☼ Added Italian localization;

☁ The “Somewhere ♫ over the ♪ rainbow” report share.
(when Google Maps cant find your location), now works as expected (like iOS);

☁ Improved accuracy when reporting location;

☂ Fixed a nasty report screen layout bug in smaller devices.
(JA and ES translations);

You can update it right now at the usual place:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ninetysixhp.weddar

New Weddar Team members

We’re also really excited to welcome two new members in our Weddar Team.

Beside being cool people, they’re also talented developers that will help us getting what we have in our Roadmap.doc released faster.

Might sound cheesy and kind of “yeah, I’ve heard that one before”, but we’re really, really excited to show you what we’ve been doing, and release it the next month or so. ;)

When you have the time, tweet a “Hey dude, waddup?” to these cool guys:

Ricardo Soares aka @botequilha, responsible for the backend and frontend development.

Rubem Mota aka @rubemlrm, responsible for the Android app’s development.

That’s it,

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The Weddar in Perth feels… Shocking! (man films himself getting hit by lightning)

A man in Perth, Australia has filmed the moment he was struck by lightning while watching a thunderstorm in his backyard. :|

Check it here .

We hope none of our Weddar Reporters will ever experience this.

via ninemsn.com.au

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Weddar 1.7 for iOS is out now

And to start the year in a good way and as a proof that we really mean to make a better Weddar as fast as we can, we have a new Weddar version for iOS available for update. (We’re planning an update for Android real soon.)

What is new?

☼ Added Italian Localization
☼ New Weddar Leadeboard Refresh button
☁ New App/Server communication library
☁ Improved cache system
☂ Fixed a long-lasting bug where in some occasions, reports would not be updated with current location
☂ General Bugfixes and improved performance

You can update it right now at the iTunes App Store:

http://itunes.apple.com/app/weddar/id431659526?mt=8

;)

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Weather forecasters in South Africa face jail for wrong predictions

“Weather forecasters in South Africa have been warned they could face fines and even jail for issuing incorrect weather predictions.

First time offenders could face a four or five-year sentence and a £400,000 fine, while repeat offenders face a maximum of 10 years or an £800,000 fine.”

link

Weddar Reporters don’t predict. They report.

:)

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How to forecast the weather (without gadgets)

Hi all,

Since Weddar is not about forecasts (yet… cof… cof… ;), we thought it would be helpful to give you a manual on how to understand what kind of weather conditions are heading toward you, by just checking the sky. ;)

(graphic via: www.marisys.com)

So, how does it feel? ;)

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(btw, don’t forget to “Vote for Weddar” for the Shorty Awards on the Weather Category)

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Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

“

—	John Ruskin

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Happy 2012!

Hi,

We’re a bit late on the blog but since it’s still 2012, here we are wishing you a wonderful 2012!

Have fun!

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Here’s James tweet about our app’s 2012 notification. Hope you have seen it too.;)

“Nice new year message #weddar instagr.am/p/dHQio/”

— James Griffiths (@griffinabox) December 31, 2011

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Weddar Reaches 100.000 Downloads, Launches Weddar Report Pages, 1.6 for iOS and 1.05 for Android

This weekend we hit a historical mark in our history: 100.000 downloads.

That is great news for us and we are amazed to see the community grow each and every single day.

And to celebrate it, we bring you some gifts!

Weddar Report Pages

You may have seen it here and there this week, but now when sharing your Report to Facebook or Twitter there is a link where your friends can see - on the web - how do you feel (plus weather condition details as in the app).

Here’s an example: http://www.weddar.com/report/1994004

Isn’t that cool? :)

1.6 for iOS

Today we are releasing version 1.6 for iOS, with the main features being:

- an Alarm on the Report screen to help you remember when to go make those Reports!

- Korean language added.

1.0.5 for Android

Besides some bug crushing, the main feature in this Android release is new languages.

We now have available Portuguese (from Portugal and Brazil), Japanese, French, Spanish and Korean available.

So to wrap it up, great times at Weddar, and to get the new versions, just head to:

iOS - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weddar/id431659526

Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ninetysixhp.weddar .

That’s it! Hope you liked all these news and speak soon.

Till then, Happy Reporting ;)

The Weddar Team

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