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Post by zachallaun »

Could you provide a use case for this tool?

It seems to work, but its value isn't plainly clear to me. (I'm sure you had a cool reason to create it -- I just want to know what that reason was!)

[edit] Based on the use case provided, I think that a very simple change could be made that would increase the value tremendously: generate, as well as the code, a randomized link that can be more easily sent to others through text message or email.

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Post by bpeters »

Fun little tool. Have you thought about letting users select a location on a map and then generating a code to send out? Could be used to make interesting Geo-games amongst friends or have a code that reveals a location of a secret party!

This could be used for businesses to embed in their site, and when they send out advertisements with a code, users would have to log on to their site and get the secret location.

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Post by RiderOfGiraffes » 

  > We're sorry. Your browser does not allow
  > us to retrieve your current location.
Well, I guess that was inevitable for me. On all three of the browsers I use. It seems like a fun little tool, but I can't play. 8-(

Anyone care to publish here the codes it generates for them?

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Post by jordanmessina »

This is similar to my weekend project http://mobileply.com although I currently have sequential IDs not codes. I'm soon going to implement unique codes like this. Mobileply would actually do real time tracking too.

We could never find a way to make money from this type of app. It always seemed that the use case only would come up a few times a year and people would never remember your service over others. What were you planning on doing with this?

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Post by BoppreH »

zachallaun wrote: post #3

Could you provide a use case for this tool? It seems to work, but its value isn't plainly clear to me. (I'm sure you had a cool reason to create it -- I just want to know what that reason was!) [edit] Based on the use case provided, I think that a very simple change could be made that would increase the value tremendously: generate, as well as the code, a randomized link that can be more easily sent to others through…

Transmitting your location by phone? "nearfeed.com, code 05-93-37" is a lot less error prone then spelling out addresses.

Seems kinda limited, though.

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Post by iqster »

BoppreH wrote: post #5

Very simple, almost no moving parts, working well. I just found the URL strange. Is this temporary?

I wanted nearcode ... but someone already had that. Plus the idea of the noun "near-code" seemed to confuse people.

I'll keep it up on the URL since it doesn't cost me much to run this thing.

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