Schmap Guides have been greeted enthusiastically by the traveling public, while Schmap Widgets are popular with web publishers and bloggers alike. The following is a small selection of feedback received, and comments from end-user blogs:
User Feedback - Schmap Guides
"Schmap is a great idea! How better to help someone navigate their way through a town they don't really know?"
"This is an AWESOME tool before and when going out on journeys!!!!"
"GREAT resource for those who like to travel. I am heading off to Amsterdam later this month and found Schmap a handy tool in planning
part of my trip."
"Awesome and then some!!!! Thank you for helping educate myself and some youngsters about Europe. Believe me that your efforts are more then rewarded if my enthusiasm
is any measure."
"Pretty impressive. This is the sort of
Web 2.0 thing that will be hitting us over
the next few years."
"An excellent guide and I was able to
print out the tour maps along with the sites
along each tour."
"A nifty feature is the "Tour" mode. Very useful if you're planning a day-tour of the city and don't feel like paging through a 330 page city guide."
"Schmap combines some of the best
Web 2.0 features into an impressive dynamic
travel tool."
"It's great for vacation planning or even for a move. In fact, I spent 20 minutes earlier planning my move to Toronto (later this year), finding a few affordable hotels I can stay at until I find a suitable work/live studio. It can also be used to publish an events schedule for a reunion or other get-together."
"This has to be the best of its kind and the
easiest to use as well. Planning a holiday to the United States just got a whole lot easier plus will save time and money, both needed to
enjoy my holiday!"
"I think it's great!! I certainly am one of those people that like travel guides with photos so I can recognize a building or monument in case I get lost! Also seeing other people's photos is one of the things that makes me want to go see the country or a particular place."
"Brilliant. I love the map aspect. It is one of the best on-line guides I have come across.
"I just downloaded the software. This thing
is really awesome. I love what you've done
with these guides."
"I'm blown away - this will def. come with me when I travel from now on."
"I am loving it so far - all the info it
provides. I have to plan a road trip for this weekend. And so far, it looks good and
very helpful."
"No local travel agent could provide me
with as much information and details as your guides have, and all this in a user-friendly
interface with great features, and
best of all, it's free."
"This is one of the coolest apps I have
seen. Love it. Looking forward to seeing Cleveland in there."
"It's all free, and could be a nice
electronic alternative to buying or library-ing
travel books."
"An immersive brand experience, a delight to users, and an exploration in new paths of navigation, with real-time interactivity."
"Schmap guides appear to be
really cool ... very interactive with tons
of information."
"The interface is great. Over a colourful
map of the city of interest you can turn on any number of layers of pubs, hotels, museums etc. Many have photos, all have in-depth descriptions and helpfully you can email the details of the bar to your intended
drinking partner."
"Wow. Naturally, I checked the one for
my home town first - and though I wouldn't
expect them to have anything on
Hannover, Germany, there was
so much detail!"
"For me, as an independent traveller
using camp sites throughout Europe, your guides are excellent. So many travel guides assume that you only want to visit
capital cities when there are many other
places of interest."
"A great planning tool. the best part is that you can print your own custom maps. Nice job."
"This technology looks fantastic."
"I'm always looking for something new and exciting for my site, and this certainly fits that bill."
"Looks like a pretty nifty feature."
"I love technology, especially all
internet-related technology, so I'm honored
that you've chosen my site as a potential showcase site."
"It looks like the "schmap" would be a nice
benefit for my readers and me and I am eager
to try it out."
"I am flattered and excited about getting involved with the schmap project."
"It looks like just the information I try to provide on the site."
"They're very impressive."
"It looks great - I think the functionality is very cool and useful - Schmap looks fantastic!"
"The widget is pretty nifty!"
"I plugged in the code, so my site now features the Schmap widget. That was easy!"
"I love what you are doing!"
"This widget looks very cool. Considering I was just about to launch my own schedule widget - and yours is about 1000% better... I'll look into adding it to our front page."
"I have to say it looks really cool! I would be happy to place a Schmap widget on my site and try it out."
"I really like your "schmap" and I think it will be useful once our team begins."
"That sounds great. I'm always looking for cool new functionality."
"It looks very cool."
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