So you were able to tap into SimpleGeo for business listings?
I was under the impression their business data layer wasn't that useful for something like looking up a business by name/location and getting the geocoords, name & address etc. Like it is mostly for keeping track of your own geo records, right? But I haven't looked at it in a while...
I'm pretty sure both of them were seeded by crowdsourcing..
One good trick is to tap into the Google AJAX API, there is also SimpleGeo, but its more meant as a method to push your checkins to, than being a datasource of business geo listings
I'm eagerly awaiting the day there is a very simple reliable worldwide API that I can punch in "Steves BBQ, Podunk, NY USA" and it gives me geocoords, an address, phone #, hours etc. If such a thing now exists, love to hear about it...
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[ 4.6 ms ] story [ 30.3 ms ] threadI was under the impression their business data layer wasn't that useful for something like looking up a business by name/location and getting the geocoords, name & address etc. Like it is mostly for keeping track of your own geo records, right? But I haven't looked at it in a while...
One good trick is to tap into the Google AJAX API, there is also SimpleGeo, but its more meant as a method to push your checkins to, than being a datasource of business geo listings
Also, this just came out but I'm not sure if it does what you need: http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/24/placecast-debuts-all-in-one...
I'm eagerly awaiting the day there is a very simple reliable worldwide API that I can punch in "Steves BBQ, Podunk, NY USA" and it gives me geocoords, an address, phone #, hours etc. If such a thing now exists, love to hear about it...