Show HN: Mapster

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8 points·gsundeep··5 comments

How is this better than the yelp search functionality (other than the fact that I'm not a fan of Yelp's UI)?

What's the point? Mapster uses the Google Places API or am I wrong? I'm missing some cool benefits.

Re-editing the address after providing one doesn't work. Hitting enter or clicking the search button doesn't work in this case either.

Using an intersection like "California and San Antonio Rd., 94043" sorta works but the map is centered incorrectly and doesn't use locations near that actual intersection, mostly just where the map is mis-centered.

Clicking on an pin, then the name, breaks and takes me to a url with "undefined" in it.

It is unclear what this is supposed to do and what value it's supposed to provide.

It is unclear where the ratings/stars are coming from and what they mean.

Clicking "let us locate you" prompts me via the HTML5 location API, but it doesn't actually work and does nothing after I provide it with permission to use my location.

This functionality works outside of your app.

That's the last feedback I can provide, if you want more, I can tell you my billing rate.

Back to my startup. Godspeed.

Some of the things you mentioned that are broken do work on my browser (Chrome). I haven't had a chance to test this with other browsers, I'll try FF and Safari and see if those problems show up there.

Thanks for the feedback!

I'm using Google Chrome 20. Happens on my older Chromium too.

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