The Napkin ~ A Blog By Highgroove Studios comments on Introducing PlaceShout

"Introducing PlaceShout": comment by Andre Lewis

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 00:34:10 EST

Seth: thanks! The map navigation was a little labor of love for me, I wrote the directional arrows once in Ruby and again in JavaScript.

Derek (not of PlaceShout): let us know how it goes, and if the Milwaukee contingent has suggestions.

"Introducing PlaceShout": comment by Derek (not of PlaceShout)

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:37:59 EST

I’m diggin’ PlaceShout. I’m trying to get the Milwaukee, WI contingent to get rolling on it.

Derek, thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. Keep up the great work guys!

"Introducing PlaceShout": comment by Seth Thomas Rasmussen

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:41:13 EST

Interesting take on some familiar services.. I really like the bar with nearby cities when browsing the map. Nice job with that one. ;)

"Introducing PlaceShout" by andre

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST

We’ve just launched PlaceShout (http://placeshout.com) – a “cheatsheet”-style summary of places around town, created by you and arbitrated by the community. Now you can see what’s important about a place without wading though stories about someone’s neighbor’s dog.

If you have ever been anywhere, you’ll enjoy making shoutouts. You’re limited to 100 characters, so save the long-winded narratives for someplace else.

You are probably thinking that PlaceShout’s signup process is a long, arduous process. Let me be the first to assure you that it is not. If you have one of those new-fangled OpenIDs, you can sign right in. Because we’re web 2.0 like that.

The easy doesn’t stop there. To make a shoutout, just type it in along with and the name of the place:

Confirm the place:

Like magic, the shoutout appears:

People are shouting out places in small towns and big cities…

According to Megan, Welsh’s Pizza of Pender, NE (pop. 1,145) is the “Best place in the tri-county for pizza!”
Jim Benson is living the big city life in Seattle, WA (pop. 3,263,497), and spreading the news that Cafe Besalu’s “Ginger biscuits will make you happy”.

Where are most of the shouters? Right now Ann Arbor, Michigan is in first place. You can see all the cities and add your city here.

Like maps? We have a map. And it has nifty directional arrows:

Try it out now: http://placeshout.com