New Guidespot Features Released: May 27, 2009

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Guidespot had a release on May 27th, and we are excited and hope you are too! Here is what was in that release.... And please ignore the thumbnail, I need help.

Follow Guidespot

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Being that Guidespot is a social platform, you can find us and connect with us on many websites that you might be active on. Click on these buttons on the homepage or on when you are viewing a guide, and let’s connect on friendfeed, become our fan on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter! (And you know what, your guides get tons of publicity on these sites too, so don’t miss out on your time to be famous!

Facebook Profile Photo Will Now Auto-Load

If you signed up on Guidespot using your Facebook ID, We will automatically import your profile photo from Facebook into your Guidespot profile. Don’t want to use that photo? Switch it out while in edit mode on your profile page.

Guidespot Loves Canada

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Zip Code and Profile: You can now enter a Canadian zip code into your profile, and Guidespot will recognize it.

Custom Address and Mapping: Enter a Canadian address into the custom address widget when you are making a guide, and Guidespot now recognizes it. You can also add a Canadian map to your guide!

Note: At this time, Guidespot does not support Canadian businesses; however, it is on our feature request list. Hang tight up there!

 

Current Popular Guides

Now see the most up-to-date popular guides on Guidespot when you are on the homepage or viewing a guide. Popularity is based off of page views, so the guides should bounce around on the list all day… As I hear the Internets has tons of people on it all of the time!

The Printed Blog Badge

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This Printed Blog Guidespot badge is our way of honoring some of our most creative and local authors, both on and off of the site. This Guide was hand chosen, and appeared in The Printed Blog, the first newspaper to focus solely on user generated content and blogs. Will your guide be next?

Featured Guide or Author Email Notification

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Featured Guide Notification: When your guide is chosen to be featured on the homepage… you will now receive an email from us.

Featured Author Notification: When you as an author are chosen to be featured on the homepage… you will now receive an email from us.

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