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New Feature: Mark Places Closed

Posted by Danielle Morrill on August 18, 2008 · 2 Comments 

Whrrl contains more than 6.5 million points of interest in the US, but how many of these businesses are going to close in the next year? In addition to being able to drag-and-drop places on the map, now Whrrl users can mark places as having closed permanently without having to contact us through our feedback box.

I captured Frank (the software engineer who brought this feature to life) in his natural habitat, and put together a quick demo of how marking places closed in Whrrl works. Enjoy!

Video: Meet Frank & Mark Places Closed in Whrrl


Check out the Whrrl YouTube Channel for more videos!

How to Mark Places Closed

On the detail page for a place, there is a button at the bottom of the left hand column. When you mark a place closed the button will change to orange, and the business name will display [Closed] next to it. If you made a mistake, you can click the orange button and mark the place open again:

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2 Responses to “New Feature: Mark Places Closed”
  1. Jeff Ayars says:
    August 21, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    I love it! Great Video. Funny and informative.

    Reply
  2. Danielle Morrill says:
    September 16, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    Thanks Jeff – it was amazingly simple to make, got the footage of Frank in just one continuous shot (and on my first try!).

    Reply

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