# \[ANN\] Pin in the Map - "tinyurl for maps" rails app **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 16, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-pin-in-the-map-tinyurl-for-maps-rails-app/98611 "2006-07-16T21:33:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_Parsons)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-pin-in-the-map-tinyurl-for-maps-rails-app/98611/1 "2006-07-16T21:33:10Z")
Hi there, A little while ago we launched Pin in the Map ([http://pininthemap.com](http://pininthemap.com)), a rails application which allows you to easily mark a spot on a map, attach some text to it, and get a simple link to pass around. It’s basically tinyurl for maps. It’s proved useful for organising after-work drinks, meetings, weddings plus a whole variety of other things. [http://pininthemap.com](http://pininthemap.com). Hope you like it. Please let me know of any suggestions you might have to improve it. Cheers Chris – \<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\>\<\> chris parsons, director eden development [www.edendevelopment.co.uk](http://www.edendevelopment.co.uk) 0845 0097 094 po box 425, winchester, so23 0wy, uk ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_Parsons)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-pin-in-the-map-tinyurl-for-maps-rails-app/98611/2 "2006-07-17T06:30:27Z")
On Jul 16, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Chris Parsons wrote: > plus a whole variety of other things. > > [http://pininthemap.com](http://pininthemap.com). Hope you like it. Please let me know of any > suggestions you might have to improve it. > > Cheers > Chris Very cool Chris. -Ezra ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_Parsons)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-pin-in-the-map-tinyurl-for-maps-rails-app/98611/3 "2006-07-17T09:08:23Z")
On 17/07/2006 05:27, Ezra Z. wrote: > Very cool Chris. > > -Ezra Thanks Ezra, glad you liked it. Anything particular that you liked/disliked? Chris ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_Parsons)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-pin-in-the-map-tinyurl-for-maps-rails-app/98611/4 "2006-07-17T17:48:57Z")
I like it! It would be nice to have multiple pins, I was looking for something like this when trying to find apartments - all the locations I was driving to would fit on the same map, but I had to have seperate google maps to show the address of each one - Nic. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_Parsons)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-pin-in-the-map-tinyurl-for-maps-rails-app/98611/5 "2006-07-17T22:32:49Z")
I’d strongly suggest adding “directions to this location” functionality so that when you share the spot, a guest or customer could readily find their way to it. -z ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_Parsons)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-pin-in-the-map-tinyurl-for-maps-rails-app/98611/6 "2006-07-17T09:11:33Z")
On Jul 17, 2006, at 12:05 AM, Chris Parsons wrote: > On 17/07/2006 05:27, Ezra Z. wrote: > > > Very cool Chris. > > > > -Ezra > > Thanks Ezra, glad you liked it. Anything particular that you liked/ > disliked? > > Chris Chris- ``` I like the idea a lot. And the nice simple interface. I like being ``` able to tag a location and send it as a link to someone else. -Ezra ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chris\_Parsons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_Parsons)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-pin-in-the-map-tinyurl-for-maps-rails-app/98611/7 "2006-07-18T09:24:24Z")
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