Put yourself on the map

RedShoes · Post by **RedShoes** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:34 am

Blue and I discovered this earlier and thought it would be pretty interesting with this forum:

http://www.frappr.com/elviscostellofans

Check it out! Add yourself! It won't accept your entry unless you fill in the whole form (name, location, & shoutout) - but you don't hava to add a photo if you don't want to. The default only shows North America, but you can zoom out to see the whole globe.

I'm curious to see how this looks once more people are added

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:00 am

Wow! That's cool, esp on Satellite mode. Funny to see the obvious, state-shaped lack of data, including from my grown-up-home state (Massachusetts) and my native state (New Jersey).

Post by **BlueChair** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:01 am

I also like how Vaughan (a Toronto suburb of little distinction) is on the map, but not Toronto

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:37 pm

Wow, my hometown was on the list as well, so now you can see me (well, almost) on the satellite image.

Tim(e) · Post by **Tim(e)** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:43 pm

I'm on board (the eatsern seaboard in fact)... so visit me in Sydney sometime...ok!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:46 pm

Cool, though on Mac Safari it didn't let me select the town name from the list, so I had to type it out exactly as it appeared on the list to get it to work.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:19 am

Would be nice if there were more detail outside of North America, given the global nature of our little community. Still very cool though.

Post by **BlueChair** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:18 pm

This is looking cool - keep 'em coming, everybody!

Extreme Honey · Post by **Extreme Honey** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:29 am

The next step is spy cameras

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:51 am

Extreme Honey wrote:The next step is spy cameras

It's not down to the address level - just zip/post code.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:58 pm

Should see if we can stick a link to this somewhere up on the site.

Post by **BlueChair** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:24 pm

In the mean time, last time I checked there are more than 20 people who use this forum. Map it up, folks!

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:43 am

Duly done!

legman open to offers · Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:59 am

I did it too. Cool.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:20 am

Well, I signed up, but the darn thing won't let me look at a map. It says to try zooming out, but there's no zoom button. Red, fix it!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:24 am

miss buenos aires wrote:Well, I signed up, but the darn thing won't let me look at a map. It says to try zooming out, but there's no zoom button. Red, fix it!

Use the thingy up in the left hand corner to scroll left and right, up and down or to zero in one an area, by clicking - or +. Or does that not appear in your browser?

You can also just click on a name on the right and it will take you there.

libster · Post by **libster** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:26 am

Cool site. I'm on it.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:50 am

Who Shot Sam? wrote:
miss buenos aires wrote:Well, I signed up, but the darn thing won't let me look at a map. It says to try zooming out, but there's no zoom button. Red, fix it!
Use the thingy up in the left hand corner to scroll left and right, up and down or to zero in one an area, by clicking - or +. Or does that not appear in your browser?

You can also just click on a name on the right and it will take you there.

No and no. Maybe this is a bad browser.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:52 am

miss buenos aires wrote:No and no. Maybe this is a bad browser.

Hmmm, are you using Safari on your laptop? Try doing a software update - they recently added some fixes for OS X.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:53 am

I am in an Internet cafe in South America. It's not exactly bleeding-edge tchnology here.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:57 am

miss buenos aires wrote:I am in an Internet cafe in South America. It's not exactly bleeding-edge tchnology here.

I see - probably a browser issue then. If it's any consolation, the rest of us can see you - and your photo.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:59 am

Thank you, that does console me a bit.

King Hoarse · Post by **King Hoarse** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:20 pm

Perhaps one of the nerdier/wiser hacker types among us could infiltrate that site and make it play Satellite every time we open that window?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:22 pm

Excellent - we have our first member in the Maritime Provinces (step forward, little martinet!). My uncle has a summer place on PEI and has been trying to convince us to come up there to visit him for the past several years. We will make it there one of these days. It just seems like such a long trek, especially with impatient children!

Post by **BlueChair** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:20 am

El Vez and the foyles are what Arnold Schwartzenegger calls "pahtee poopas"