John Cook of (un)SkepticalScience & The Guardian provide boost for the "Our Climate" app. Now on iTunes front page!

From Watts Up With That? WUWT readers may recall last week that the “Our Climate” iPhone app was released and announced here. It has quickly become a best seller on the iTunes store. It has also quickly become a target. John Cook, a generally reasonable Aussie who runs a blog oddly titled “skepticalscience” (odd, since it isn’t skeptical, but pushes the consensus) also has an iPhone app. Knowing that he wouldn’t get enough traffic on his blog to effectively smack down this new informational threat, he turned to the Guardian, and was immediately offered a guest essay there. The title? Climate change denial? There’s an app for that. How sad that Cook and the Guardian had to resort to such a cheap shot. Problem is, that essay appears to have backfired as “Our Climate” continues to grow. Right after that Guardian piece by Cook, downloads surged. So much in fact, Apple itself is even promoting it on the iTunes (installed Mac and PC application) front page now! Have a look

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