myFOXdfw.com Web Staff Blog

I know many of you have been waiting for us to fix a few things and add a few things to myFOXdfw.com. Well... between Thanksgiving and the new year the waiting will finally end. We are excited to announce the follow features coming soon.

1) Google-powered internal site search - Launching in the week after Thanksgiving, myFOXdfw.com will finally get a search engine to search the site for stories, blogs and videos.

2) Live steaming video - We now have the ability to stream video live online for breaking news events, press conferences, special occasions and more. To see live coverage of the Thanksgiving day Turkey Trot or to see what's on the schedule, visit http://media.myfoxdfw.com/live/.

3) my Voice - While you all have the opportunity to voice your opinions on the myFOXdfw.com blogs, we've also recently added a feature called my Voice. It allows users to call in and leave an audio recording to be published online. Currently there is a story titled my Voice: Giving Thanks located on the News page. Click for instructions on how to record your audio. Also, let us know if you have suggested topics.

4) School closings - As winter weather draws near, myFOXdfw.com will be your source for school and business closing information. During times of severe weather, check out our Weather page for school closing information.

5) Interactive: Radar Hot Spots - Visit http://media.myfoxdfw.com/KDFWMISC/Speeding/ for an interactive map which allows you to see the top 12 places in the metroplex where you are most likely to get a speeding ticket. The feature resides on the Traffic page.




And finally, the follow features are currently being developed by FOX Interactive Media for myFOXdfw.com and are expected to be released sometime in the next few months:

1) Desktop Widgets and RSS feeds

2) Breaking news alerts and newsletters

3) Improved Weather graphics and a winter weather tracker similar to the current tropical weather tracker

4) Improved Community blog features (I can elaborate more on specific plans after they are finalized. For now I can say many of your requests were heard and you should all be very pleased.)