History of The Weather Channel originally generated only text-based products. Radar imagery was added to the units in June of that year, with graphical backgrounds being introduced in July, making the 4000 the first STAR to be capable of generating graphics and the first to incorporate the channel's logo in the forecast segments. Also in 1990, The Weather Channel began including snow condition reports at five minutes after the hour. Largely considered the height of the classic TWC by enthusiasts, The Weather Channel underwent a major graphical revamp (with the introduction of a new slogan, "Weather You Can Always Turn To") on March 6, 1991.
Fear of missing out and made it popular in 2004 when he published an op-ed in "The Harbus", the magazine of Harvard Business School, titled "McGinnis' Two FOs: Social Theory at HBS", in which he referred to FOMO and another related condition, FoBO (Fear of a Better Option) and their role in social life at the school. The etymology of FOMO has also been traced to the 2004 "Harbus" article by academic Joseph Reagle. Fear of missing out results from the new and increasing addiction to social media. Scholars Blackwell et al., discuss the effects of certain predictors that social media addiction can have.