I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
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I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
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Re: I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
#2A brief introduction to the world of map making from a total amateur. I intend to write some follow up posts going into more detail on making iPhone retina tiles, tweaking leaflet.js and so on.
Re: I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
#3A brief introduction to the world of map making from a total amateur. I intend to write some follow up posts going into more detail on making iPhone retina tiles, tweaking leaflet.js and so on.
Hey, this is great stuff. I love how you matched the theme of your app to your maps; I haven't really seen that before.
Re: I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
#4/ot rant
Sorry, breaking point with this particular UX anti-pattern reached.
What is with this new fad of useless and distracting menus appearing at some random interval when you scroll down? It's bloody annoying. I'm no longer bothering to finish articles it's so distracting.
I will never and 99% of your readers will never, ever search your site. So why shove the search box in my face at some random point when I'm scrolling down?
Pointless animations distract you when you're trying to read.
Stop doing it people, stop installing themes that do it and even sticky menus are bloody annoying a-la bootcamp. Remember frames? Ever stopped to wonder why no-one ever uses them any more? Cause it sucks. UX for blogs should be for reading. The only good reason for using a sticky menu is for an application where the menu is actually pretty important.
Sticky stuff on the side, absolutely fine, even useful. Sticky stuff getting in the way of the article? Bloody annoying!
/rant
Re: I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
#5/ot rant Sorry, breaking point with this particular UX anti-pattern reached. What is with this new fad of useless and distracting menus appearing at some random interval when you scroll down? It's bloody annoying. I'm no longer bothering to finish articles it's so distracting. I will never and 99% of your readers will never, ever search your site. So why shove the search box in my face at some random point when I'm s…
The behaviour you're describing wasn't my creation- it's part of the Tumblr theme I use. It doesn't bother me as much as it does you so I never looked into the options to see what I can do- now that I have, I see there is a checkbox that allows me to disable that behaviour.
So I have. Ta-da!
Re: I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
#6A brief introduction to the world of map making from a total amateur. I intend to write some follow up posts going into more detail on making iPhone retina tiles, tweaking leaflet.js and so on.
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Re: I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
#7A brief introduction to the world of map making from a total amateur. I intend to write some follow up posts going into more detail on making iPhone retina tiles, tweaking leaflet.js and so on.
You sell yourself short. The app and typography look amazing and it's pretty responsive, pity I'm not in NY, I would've enjoyed using it. You're selling your app for free, hope you find a way to make some money out of that; it's evident you worked a lot on this.
Question: Do you send the driver feedback to taxi company or is it just locally stored.
Re: I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
#8I hope that no-one considers it too spammy if I say that the app I am discussing in the post is entered into a competition that has a public voting segment. It's doing pretty badly, so if you found the post interesting I'd appreciate a vote:
http://2011.nycbigapps.com/submissions/5832-taxonomy
It's one of 95 entries, and there's a great panel of judges (Fred Wilson, Naveen@Foursquare, VC investors and more), so anything I can do to get attention is good.
Even if you don't like it, the competition in general could do with some more "organic" voting, so if you've got a few spare minutes, take a look through and vote for some that stand out. You can vote once daily for each app.
Re: I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
#9A brief introduction to the world of map making from a total amateur. I intend to write some follow up posts going into more detail on making iPhone retina tiles, tweaking leaflet.js and so on.
Really nice job. The visual style of your app reminds me of another inspiring project:
Re: I had no idea how to make custom maps, so I learnt by doing. You should too.
#10A brief introduction to the world of map making from a total amateur. I intend to write some follow up posts going into more detail on making iPhone retina tiles, tweaking leaflet.js and so on.
You sell yourself short. The app and typography look amazing and it's pretty responsive, pity I'm not in NY, I would've enjoyed using it. You're selling your app for free, hope you find a way to make some money out of that; it's evident you worked a lot on this. Question: Do you send the driver feedback to taxi company or is it just locally stored.
Thanks, that's great to hear. At the moment the app is an entry in an NYC-based competition called NYC BigApps (hence the NYC-and-nowhere-else coverage). Some of the judges are investors (inc. Fred Wilson), and there are cash prizes, so I'm treating it as a sort of litmus test of whether it's an idea worth pursuing, expanding, etc.
Right now, the feedback is just local. But I've spoken briefly with city officials (who regulate the yellow cabs) about passing the information back to them. I'm keen to highlight good and bad behaviour so it would be awesome to have a "taxi driver of the year" sort of thing, alongside handling complaints.
As for the monetisation side of it- that's tricky as the app currently stands. But if it became a going concern I would probably pivot somewhat and make bookings through private car services (right now, the one thing it doesn't do is find you a taxi), then take a commission from that. All pipe dreams right now, of course...