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Probably my fault for trying to use it from a smart phone browser but the struggle was real. Safari. First thing it did was ask me if it could use my location.

Probably my fault for trying to use it from a smart phone browser but the struggle was real. Safari. First thing it did was ask me if it could use my location. I said no. It then took me to a map centered on my current location! I don’t really care and only said no because I was prompted and default to better safe than sorry answers, but being asked and then ignored rubbed me the wrong way. Next problem was the map kept flashing in and out little blue circles with numbers on them like “63” which I assumed meant this was the 63rd company in the database using Ruby on Rails (only tech I put in) but when I tried to zoom in it disappeared and a new number “43” appeared in a different location with “63” no where to be found. I zoomed in again and that one disappeared too. I was attempting to zoom in on the location of the number and can’t promise you I didn’t zoom in wrong but certainly felt like I was zooming in on the exact spot the number was located. Anyway, that was when I exited. I am really interested in the concept and would check it out again from my desktop if if was on the front page again when I was browsing from home. Good luck with your product!

wswope 5y ago
> First thing it did was ask me if it could use my location. I said no. It then took me to a map centered on my current location! I don’t really care and only said no because I was prompted and default to better safe than sorry answers, but being asked and then ignored rubbed me the wrong way. It’s not using your location directly; it’s going to fall back to using the location tied to your IP since you denied it access to GPS/wifi data from your phone. Every single website you visit can get that location, no permissions required. If you don’t like that, you should already be using a VPN.
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joergrech 5y ago
Sorry to disappoint - the geolocation is done as we need somewhere to start the map - maybe we will start with a world map or placeholder in the future. The blue circles with numbers you mention are clusters / groups of companies (so the blue circle with 63 means 63 companies are close to the circle). The misunderstanding is probably due to your start with a phone as we hide the Legend with an explanation of the pins and markers.

wswope 5y ago

> First thing it did was ask me if it could use my location. I said no. It then took me to a map centered on my current location! I don’t really care and only said no because I was prompted and default to better safe than sorry answers, but being asked and then ignored rubbed me the wrong way. It’s not using your location directly; it’s going to fall back to using the location tied to your IP since you denied it access to GPS/wifi data from your phone. Every single website you visit can get that location, no permissions required. If you don’t like that, you should already be using a VPN.

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joergrech 5y ago

Sorry to disappoint - the geolocation is done as we need somewhere to start the map - maybe we will start with a world map or placeholder in the future. The blue circles with numbers you mention are clusters / groups of companies (so the blue circle with 63 means 63 companies are close to the circle). The misunderstanding is probably due to your start with a phone as we hide the Legend with an explanation of the pins and markers.