I'm Brian, and as a member of the Zipingo Team, I'm responsible for researching, developing and implementing the Google mapping solution for Zipingo. For starters, I had to compare features for three different map vendors -- MapQuest, Yahoo! and Google -- to decide which solution would be the best.
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We just added a new feature to Zipingo: the Latest Rating Portlet. It appears on your Home Page when you are signed on. What's a Portlet? Well, basically it's a Java-based Web component that generates content dynamically. In this case, the Latest Rating Portlet displays the latest local business review, in your choice of location. And it includes a link to the company details so you can read the entire list of ratings for that company.
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I once had a "follow me home" meeting with a Quicken user who had a very refined category list in his checkbook register. One example that stayed with me was Entertainment: Bowling: Beverages: Beer: Bud.
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You may have noticed that Zipingo looks quite a bit different. Read on to find all the gory details.
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Yep, Zipingo is changing. Yesterday the blog. Later today, the forums. Tomorrow the help area. Soon the whole site will look and feel different, not to mention the major functional improvements you'll notice right away.
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Well, it took me 4 months, but here I am! I'm excited to blog for the first time about Zipingo. And, I intend to do so regularly going forward. I'll use this first opportunity to introduce myself and give a little info on the birth of Zipingo.
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I just turned on blog publicity through Typepad.
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The beta release of a new ratings site has started to generate some buzz, and we're all excited about its potential.
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