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As someone who runs a service where a google map is THE interface, I don't think these rates are all that bad considering how powerful of a tool gmaps is. Howev
by djb_hackernews 15y ago
As someone who runs a service where a google map is THE interface, I don't think these rates are all that bad considering how powerful of a tool gmaps is. However, my service doesn't come close to the 25k required before billing comes in to the picture.
I do wonder what the people behind padmapper.com think, which most likely will get charged and has a similar gmap as the service interface.
The really interesting cases will be things like Yelp, where the map is a small feature to the overall service. At 1.5M page views/day that's $1,500 per day...
- ericd 15y agoAs the person behind PadMapper (http://www.padmapper.com http://www.padmapper.com), this isn't the best news I've gotten this week. What's yours?
- djb_hackernews 15y agoHi Eric! I run http://impromptudo.com http://impromptudo.com. Though it's been neglected. Obviously PadMapper is/was a huge influence on my project, keep up the good work. Any plans for your next move? New map provider? Pony up?
- ericd 15y agoHaha very cool idea! There's even stuff happening near me, amazingly enough. Not sure yet, have to look at the options.
- JimmyL 15y agoCongrats on PadMapper - it's a fantastic service, and makes looking for an apartment in a new city infinitely easier. This doesn't help much in this situation, but thanks for all your work on it; I can't think of a single person in my social circle who's moved recently and hasn't used it.
- ericd 15y agoStill nice to hear, thanks very much :-) Notes from happy users make a really big difference.
- milkshakes 15y agotyvm for padmapper! fwiw i would definitely pay for your service, especially the bookmarks/favorites feature. it rules.
- ericd 15y agoYou're welcome! And, I'll keep that in mind :-) I'm almost certainly going to leave the favorites and everything else there free, though. I'll come up with something.
- megaman821 15y agoIt would be fairly ironic if Yelp has to pay, seeing as how Google uses Yelp ratings in their maps freely and wants to charge Yelp to use maps on their site.