Weather.com's dominance has only increased over the last year, as more Web sites strike deals with the company to use its content on their own sites.

FORBES: Bad Weather Is Good News For Weather.com

The two sides met for nearly 11 hours before East Coast members of the writers union announced on their Web site that the strike had begun for their 4, 000 members.

NPR: Film and TV Writers Go on Strike

Have they morphed into a venomous black widow now prowling the Web, silently ready to strike consumers?

FORBES: Are We Walking The Dark Side of the Web?