<s>
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
brand	O
based	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
that	O
provides	O
location-based	O
advertising	O
to	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
consists	O
of	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
reporting	O
live	O
and	O
forecast	O
data	O
on	O
hyperlocal	O
weather	O
to	O
consumer	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
owned	O
by	O
Automated	O
Weather	O
Source	O
,	O
the	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
brand	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Bob	O
Marshall	O
and	O
other	O
partners	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
began	O
partnering	O
with	O
TV	O
stations	O
so	O
that	O
broadcasters	O
could	O
use	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
's	O
local	O
data	O
and	O
camera	O
shots	O
in	O
their	O
weather	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
desktop	O
application	O
and	O
website	O
were	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
and	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
Elite	O
as	O
smartphone	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
which	O
won	O
an	O
APPY	O
app	O
design	O
award	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
announced	O
in	O
2004	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
certified	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
TRUSTe	O
privacy	O
seal	O
on	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
AntiSpyware	I-Application
flagged	O
the	O
application	O
as	O
a	O
low-risk	O
spyware	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
weather	O
information	O
service	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
's	O
Web	O
site	O
,	O
and	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
sites	O
run	O
by	O
Weather	O
Underground	O
and	O
AccuWeather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
xAd	O
acquired	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
developed	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
of	O
their	O
service	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spark	O
is	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
app	O
that	O
reports	O
where	O
the	O
nearest	O
lightning	O
strike	O
is	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
based	O
on	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
Total	O
Lightning	O
Network	O
(	O
run	O
by	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
's	O
former	O
owner	O
,	O
Earth	O
Networks	O
)	O
and	O
your	O
phone	O
's	O
GPS	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
created	O
by	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
