Archive for July, 2007

Navigation Tip: Neighborhood View

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Want to quickly move from Chelsea to the Financial District on UpNext?

To move easily from neighborhood to neighborhood, zoom out to the neighborhood view. Then click on the area you want to explore and the map will zoom back into the 3D view.



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Profile Tip: My Locations

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Make UpNext work for you!

In your profile, add “Home” and “Work” to My Locations!

Note: My Locations only appear on your profile and are not visible to others when they view your profile. (So go ahead and add ¬タワLover¬タン.)

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Search Tip: Search Bar

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Searching for businesses and information is easy on UpNext!

Recovery Searches - addresses, intersections, specific businesses

  1. Enter an address, intersection, business name, etc. in search bar
  2. Hit “GO”
  3. The map will glide to the desired search result

Discovery Searches - categories, descriptions

  1. Enter keyword(s) in search bar
  2. Hit “GO”
  3. Navigate around the city as result update in the viewing area
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Navigation Tip: Zooming

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Zooming 3 ways! Pick the one that works best for you!


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Profile Tip: Adding Favorites

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Everyone has favorites! Share with your friends!

1) Search for your favorite bar, restaurant, or store.
2) Click on “More Detailed Info” in the pop up window on the map.
3) Click on “Add to Favorites” button on the expanded sidebar.
4) Done! That business is now a favorite.

Now view all your favorites on the map.

1) Expand “My Mini-Profile” (located in the profile tab) to the sidebar.

2) Click on the Favorites button and watch your favorites light up on the map.

3) Try clicking on your friend’s favorites. See what they love about the city!

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Search Tip: Medallions

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Simplify your life! Search by categories!

1) Click on any category medallion you wish to have displayed on the map.

2) Refine your search by clicking on subcategories or click “Show All”

3) Move around the map and the category will update on the map as you move.

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UpNext Has Launched!!!

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

UpNext has officially launched! We are now open to all users (no more invitations needed)!

We are very excited about this launch and the feedback has been fantastic. So get out there and explore New York and tell your friends to check out UpNext.

Feature Updates:

  1. Favorites and Reviews - Keep track of those memorable places. Add bars, restaurants and, stores to your profile favorites. Also, write reviews about any business.
  2. Profiles - Add a photo, add “My Locations”, see your favorites and reviews on the map.
  3. Community - Add friends and see their favorites and reviews on the map. Explore the city together with your friends through UpNext.

We are adding more features to the site so stay tuned for future updates.

Also, we want to hear from you, our users, on bugs, feedback, suggestions, etc. Email us at:

general [at] upnext [dot] com
or
bugs [at] upnext [dot] com.

Lastly, we want to thank the NY Tech Meetup for allowing us to present at their meetup last night. We had a great time and it was the perfect platform to launch the site.

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UpNext at the NY Tech Meet Up

Monday, July 9th, 2007

As you can see, we have not posted on our blog for a while. Apologies for the silence. We have been working very hard on getting UpNext ready for open launch which is coming soon, very soon…

For those in the New York area, we will be presenting tomorrow night at the NY Tech Meet Up. Here are the details:

What
“On the 1st Tuesday each month at 7PM, 6 people get 5 minutes each to demo something cool to New York’s tech community (geeks, investors, entrepreneurs, hackers, etc)”
When
Tuesday
July 10, 2007
7:00 PM
Where
The Great Hall
Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street
New York, NY 10003

Hope to see you there!

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