More maps, better presentation and prices

I added a lot more features to the reviewsby.us site. One thing I was asked about was adding a price field. I added that in, it could use some work, but it is a start. I also cleaned up some of the location formatting (see Tony Roma’s at the MOA) so the phone numbers are legible.

The real exciting thing is maps. Applying the same principles from the Yahoo! Map tutorial, I added maps to all the tag pages. Want to know where to find fried food? Just look at the map. I’m taking a few shortcuts now. For example most of our restaurants are located in Minneapolis, therefore the maps seem to center in on the Twin Cities area. This of course may get messy over time when more restaurants get added outside the Minneapolis area. By then, I’ll have some personalization setup to narrow down on restaurants based on where the visitor is located.

I wrote a few tutorials that we should see later this month based on what I did. Fairly simple stuff, but still useful in my opinion.

Enjoy the site, and let me know what you want to see.