Google Maps on DanceWeb now include StreetView

In the Spring of 2010, Google Streetview increased its coverage of the UK to cover around 95% of all public streets. So DanceWeb now has full support for StreetView! As an Editor you can now add a precise Streetview to a Google Venue map, that will show the Venue building to users, and help them to locate it. The DirMan application will usually offer a default usable Streetview, but you can refine this to locate the "Camera" on any nearby street, and adjust the pan (bearing) tilt and zoom to give the best possible view of the Venue.

When users of DanceWeb now view a Venue or Dance Event, they will see both the Google Map and (if available) a small inset Streetview window. They can then swap the windows, or even move the "Camera" around, and the "Camera" will still point at the Venue. In fact they have many of the features that are available on the Google Map website (including a direction route to the Venue).

Enjoy!

John Walton
DanceWeb Webmaster
http://www.danceweb.co.uk

DanceWeb Now Has Facebook Page

DanceWeb now has a Facebook Page! If you are member of the Facebook community (and even if you currently are not), it is now easy to keep up-to-date with all new and updated entries on the DanceWeb site, by becoming a "fan" of the DanceWeb Facebook Page. This new page will automatically be updated daily to show entries for all new and updated Dance Classes, Dance Courses, Dance Events, Dance Products / Services and Dance Community News Items that have been added to the DanceWeb site.

Additionally, all Dance Events are posted as Events on the Facebook Page (use the Events tab to get to them). You can easily invite your friends on Facebook to attend an event with you, and use the other social networking features of Facebook.

To goto the DanceWeb Facebook Page, just click this link (and bookmark it):

DanceWeb Facebook Page

To goto the Facebook Event Sub-Page directly, just click this link:

DanceWeb Facebook Events Page

This is a new feature, and is still undergoing improvements, but is fully operational.

For Dance Club Organisers and Businesses

To get free promotion for your club, studio, school or business etc, just post your information on DanceWeb, and keep it up-to-date. The postings to Facebook are automatic; you don't need to do anything to benefit from this new feature!

John Walton
DanceWeb Webmaster
http://www.danceweb.co.uk

DanceWeb Search Box now supports search of Dance Organisations and Dance Venues

The DanceWeb search box (on the home page, basic search page and most other pages) has now been enhanced to allow you to search entries for organisations and venues by name. You may key in an organisations name (title), web domain, email address, phone number or the surname of one of the contacts. Similarly dance venue searches can now also be made, using the name of the dance venue (dance location). There are some limitations for privacy and performance reasons, but in general you only need to key part of any of the above; the search uses "wild cards" automatically.

This feature is of low precedence, meaning that it is only activated if DanceWeb fails to find a result using the normal location and dance type or service search mechanism. The organisation search is higher precedence then the venue search. But you can force the new search by prefixing the search term with "org:" for an organisation search, or "ven:" (or "loc:") for a venue search.

Here are some working examples:

Search for the entries for pineapple dance studio organisation:

pineapple

Search for all entries for "Polish Centre" venues:

polish centre

Search for the "Arch 197" venue:

ven:arch 197

Search for organisation entries where ms Reis ian instructor:

org:reis

Try out the new feature on the DanceWeb home page.

John Walton
DanceWeb Webmaster
http://www.danceweb.co.uk