The problem with this service and smaller services like it is that they are very likely to go offline with no warning.
while that's true, at least in this case the fallback would just be that the user has to enter in their city and state.
Ziptastic: Isn't a zipcode enough?
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#12I'm actually impressed it came back with my correct information. On major websites including Target.com, they do not see my zip code as valid even though it's close to a decade old. Sure, it's knew in the grand scheme of things but that's crazy... Anyway, I agree with the others that while this is nifty it won't always be accurate for everyone. For instance my township is contained within a very, very large county so…
My understanding is the whole point of a zipcode is that city and state on a mailer don't matter at all. Doesn't zipcode go to a specific post office?
I believe to a point it matters. In high density areas there might be a few distribution centers for mail. So the 9 digit zipcode is important. Also, the address lines are still very important. i.e. 1234 mystreet st. apt #2
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#13Their donate page isn't using SSL.
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#14Their donate page isn't using SSL.
I was just about to say the same thing. I also noticed it doesn't ask you for the name on card. I'd suggest using PayPal or Google Checkout with the whole trust issue.
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#15I love Twitter bootstrap but can people take a few minutes to customize the colors just a bit? Is that too much to ask for?
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#16I think you should also add the zip boundary
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#17I just love it when people create projects to solve problems that have already been solved before. 5 minutes of web searching would have told you:
* The USPS already has this information
* ZIP codes are not precise enough to provide a single city/town result (in fact, many web sites already get this wrong).
* ZIP+4 codes will give you block-level detail, but I doubt more than a few percent of people know what their +4 digits are.
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#18The whole world has postal codes. Some are simpler than others. It would be nice to see an API like this one that supported more than just one country.
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#19I love Twitter bootstrap but can people take a few minutes to customize the colors just a bit? Is that too much to ask for?
Does it really matter in this sort of case? It's a single parameter, single use JSON API. The documentation is essentially a single line of text.
If it was a GitHub `README.txt` file you wouldn't be complaining that it looks like every other GitHub readme.
Re: Ziptastic: Isn't a zipcode enough?
#20Unfortunately in some cases a zipcode is in fact not enough, as it's possible for a zipcode to spread across multiple towns. However, if you have a full 9 digit zipcode then you can in fact always determine. However, even if you can't always determine this information exactly, a zipcode should be enough to pre-populate these fields for you most of the time, and in those rare cases which they don't a choice can be pre…
For example: 94062 can be either Woodside or Redwood City or Emerald Hills.