Category Archives: Product Development/UX

Pingster 1.4 Released on iPhone!

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Pingster 1.4 is an optimization — fixing a few key elements that simply weren’t working right — to make the current Pingster prototype more useful. (1) The ping now works even when you’re phone is sleeping or the app is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Development/UX, Release Notes | Leave a comment

Mood Swings and Innovation

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Yesterday was weird. It began by hearing that Glympse closed on $7.5M in a B round of financing. Glympse has been around for a couple years, still pushing their version of location-sharing, and recently hit 1M users. Regardless of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Development/UX, Random Essays | 1 Comment

A Message for my friends about “Product Development”

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

I understand that it is confusing the way my projects are in constant flux. Only a year ago I was building a travel website called “TripTrace”. We never finished it because I needed to raise considerable capital to continue on … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Development/UX, Start-ups | Leave a comment

7000 downloads. What’s happening?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Would some of you report to me what your experience is with mapO, please? What works and what doesn’t. And what would you like to see? Thanks.

Posted in Product Development/UX | Leave a comment

Releasing today*: Pingster

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Yes, our list of names is pretty friggin long for a startup. Another app? Well – yes and no. There are presently thousands of people using mapOmatic, and the number grows all the time. But one of its most frequently … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Development/UX, Technology, User Experience | Leave a comment

4000th download yesterday

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Well, it’s not Instagram* but it’s also taken until version 1.3 before it had the stability and features to be worthy of proper release. “Ping” seems to be interesting many people – so we’re going to try a little experiment … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Development/UX, Release Notes, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Web>Phone

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

One of our niftier and less-discussed features is our TripClipper — a bookmarklet that allows you grab any webpage and pin it to a map, which instantly shows up on your phone. It’s an remarkably simple way to take information … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Development/UX, Release Notes | 2 Comments

mapOmatic: misconceptions addressed

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

1. I would not say mapOmatic is a “social” location tool. There are some social elements certainly, but your locations are private. Nothing you do is shared, even if you connect to Facebook and Foursquare. No one can see where … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Development/UX, Random Essays | Leave a comment

Early Adopters: Try Ping at Noon PST

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Version 1.2 released late last night, and we’re anxious to get some user feedback. The feature is rudimentary at this point, on purpose, but we would like to get a feeling if it’s useful. And what would make it moreso. … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Development/UX | Leave a comment

a smarter MAP button for your phone

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Where 2.0 is over. I’m more convinced than ever that MapOmatic is the right consumer product to create. These trade shows, in my opinion, are still transitioning from the old school GIS realm of location data (the “professional” industry), through … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Development/UX | Leave a comment