Show A Worldwide Map of Forum Partipants

**LinkBliss** · 01-22-2007, 08:59 AM

My brother and I have been developing a free service for mapping users.

This html snippet can be placed in your layout or footer to start tracking and generate a map of forum participants --

Code:

<a href='http://www.mapvisitors.com'>
  <img src='http://www.mapvisitors.com/m.png' alt='Map Visitors' style='border:0'></a>

Then just click on the button to see the map of users. For instance, go down on the right side of New Eastside Blog just below the weather and click on the red MapVisitors button, when you drill down you can see there are a lot of visitors from the Chicago region, as would be expected for a site with a neighborhood focus!

We are pretty proud of it so far, let us know what you think and tell your friends

Eric

News About MapVisitors

**Brandon Sheley** · 01-22-2007, 09:20 PM

I think I've seen this on a site b4, was AdminFusion.com using this at one point ?
Looks interested, I might give it a shot. Id have to make a better button tho..lol

**LinkBliss** · 02-18-2007, 12:41 PM

Hey thanks for the suggestion, we finally got around to letting you use a custom button --

News About MapVisitors » Custom MapVisitors Button

I'll give you or anyone in here who reads this post a free custom button (i.e. waive the $11 fee), just mention the free "vBulletin Setup Free Custom Button Offer".

**Brandon Sheley** · 02-18-2007, 03:45 PM

cool, I'll have to check it out

I'm alway up for supporting interesting stuff.

**LinkBliss** · 02-18-2007, 04:02 PM

Jon just finally got all set up again with a new Core 2 Duo laptop and he is no longer living with his girlfriend in my parents basement, he has a house!

News About MapVisitors » Jon`s House Burned

He says he is getting an Internet connection soon so he can resume development on the site.

**henry_nguyen** · 02-18-2007, 08:36 PM

is it better just get from google API code? iam not familiar with this but will give it a try out when my sites are actively with registered members.

thnks for the link.

**LinkBliss** · 04-09-2007, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henry_nguyen

is it better just get from google API code?

Can you elaborate on this?

Thanks!
Eric

**Caddyman** · 04-09-2007, 03:30 AM

cool hack, but mine would be all 1 little spec on the globe....

**Brandon Sheley** · 04-09-2007, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caddyman

cool hack, but mine would be all 1 little spec on the globe....

You would think so but a site like my wifes, which is pretty local, gets hits froun around the globe.

cheers
-Bs

**Caddyman** · 04-09-2007, 06:53 AM

i have a few members from like england that moved from delaware, or are moving to delaware. Also a few from like PA, NJ, MD, VA, and 1 from California...lol

**LinkBliss** · 04-09-2007, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caddyman

i have a few members from like england that moved from delaware, or are moving to delaware.

That would make an interesting map :-) We should also let you choose date ranges eventually, so you could compare your traffic map from an arbitrary period in the past.

Eric

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caddyman

cool hack, but mine would be all 1 little spec on the globe....

You'd probably be surprised, check out my Local Chicago site

New Eastside Blog <- click on MapVisitors button on lower right
and
New Eastside Community <- click on button on lower left

I've done a lot of local promotion so if you zoom into Chicago you can see a lot of visitors in the local area, but on the other hand there are still pushpins around the world for both sections.

Eric