I'd suggest you emulate this, above all else.
I made this in a weekend by myself so I think its pretty cool even if everyone on HN thinks its lame. Thanks for the suggestion though.
IP-0AF2C18B HTTP www.localstrange.com C:/psc/htdocs/default/index.php
Not very erotic...
Sorry about that I had the dns setup wrong and www. was going to the wrong aws instance. Its fixed now. I had to update from this account because i'm using noprocrast and cant login as p01nd3xt3r for a few more hours.
The whole thing is writen in Node w/ Mongo. I hate windows & probably could not get php running on windows either.
More concerningly, the entire page stops loading before you make up your mind (since the whole page is a google map, I'm guessing?) - this makes it look like you have to say "yes" in order to use the website at all. You may want to look into trying to get parts of the site to load first that make it clearer that getting your location is an optional part of the experience.
I think another reason CL does so well - in all services - is that it allows me to browse wherever I want - not tied to my current location.
It might be better to have a button/link to enable it.
CL was a no shit, simpleish text layout website, yours can't even be advertised as a CL replacement, It's something else entirely .
1. limit the zoom level so you can see users block but not exact location
2. Integrate twilio for anon phone / txt capability
3. Fix search and check-ins... hacking on this now. I am entering this in the twilio Holiday Hack contest.
I question using a search box for this - wouldn't categories be much much easier for everyone?
Linux users remember to add localstrange.com to your local settings if not prompted:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplay...
