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Oops!
posted Wed May 20 11:47:00 +0000 2009 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
It looks like the Update Location feature was offline last night, but it’s working now! I think I caught the few updates that were left in comments, but if I missed one, let me know.
Twitter and a New Feature!
posted Tue May 19 16:27:00 +0000 2009 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
Store owners, this new feature is for you! You can now sign up to manage your own location on Knitmap! This means that you’ll be able to directly update your store’s features, address, hours, and notes as often as you’d like. Use the notes section to post about upcoming sales, classes, or new inventory. You’ll also receive notification whenever a comment is left for your store.
To register to manage your location, click the new ‘Manage Location’ box (above the map) on your store’s detail page, and follow the instructions to receive your confirmation code via text message. Don’t worry if your carrier isn’t listed (we’re working on adding more all the time), just send us an email with your name, Knitmap user name, store name, city/state, and a phone number (for verification purposes) and we’ll email you a confirmation code. As always, all of your personal information provided to Knitmap will remain confidential.
Once you’ve signed up to manage your listing, you’ll see that we’ve made a badge that you can place on your website. It will direct your web visitors directly to your listing at Knitmap!
Try it out, and let me know what you think!
Knitmap is now on Twitter. We’ll be tweeting with new features like this one, new stores, and other events that you won’t want to miss! Follow Knitmap here.
Notice Anything Different?
posted Thu Apr 02 12:53:00 +0000 2009 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
Our trusty Knitmap programmer, Matt, has been working really hard lately to complete overhaul the site. While you may not see many changes apart from the minor design changes, and a few tweaks here and there, I have so much more control over the back end of things! This means a cleaner database, better maps, faster response times, and the groundwork for some new very exciting features that will be rolled out soon.
We also cleaned up a few of those tedious housekeeping things like starting an FAQ, putting our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use agreements into writing. Check them out and if you have any questions about them, feel free to contact us!
We’ve checked and double checked that everything is up and working, but there’s always something funny that sneaks past. If you find something that isn’t right, please let us know.
So, what do you think? Pretty snazzy yeah?
Knitmap in Knitscene
posted Wed Jan 28 03:28:00 +0000 2009 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
I just got a heads up that Knitmap is mentioned in the upcoming Winter/Spring 2009 issue of Knitscene magazine. Go check it out!
ETA: We’re mentioned on page 5, number 4 in the Check It product reviews.
Did you see it?
posted Fri Sep 12 16:02:00 +0000 2008 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
Big thanks to Craft Magazine for the link to Knitmap on their blog this week, and thanks to Vogue Knitting for the the mention in their Yarn Market News: End of Summer Update newsletter! 
Hotmail Users
posted Thu Jul 10 09:47:00 +0000 2008 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
Hotmail seems to be sending all of our new account confirmation emails straight to spam. If you signed up for a new account using a Hotmail email address but did not receive your confirmation email, please check your spam folder. If you still don’t have the confirmation email, please let us know.
Server Maintenance
posted Wed May 21 12:16:00 +0000 2008 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
If you visted in the last couple of days, you may have noticed our server was down for some unscheduled repairs and maintenance. Thank you for the emails to let me know there was a problem. Everything is up and running again, but if you have any problems please let me know.
For those of you who emailed about new account problems, I will be responding to your emails today.
Login Problems?
posted Tue Feb 19 10:35:28 +0000 2008 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
We had a server glitch last week that may have caused some problems with the New User Signup process. If you signed up for an account, but did not receive your confirmation email, or are getting an error message that your username is already taken, please send me an email (stacyATknitmapDOTcom) with your username and email address. I can activate your account.
Things That Rock
posted Sat Jan 26 11:02:00 +0000 2008 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
Thank you to everyone who commented with your suggestions for improvements to the site. They are all good ideas, and we’re going to be very busy this year implementing as many as we can. Keep checking back for updates as we get them up and running.
I was starting to worry about what prizes to give away, but my LYS came through for me again! I had just asked Matt what he thought I should give away when I opened up my email to find their newsletter announcing the new arrival of the anxiously awaited, much coveted, Socks That Rock by Blue Moon Fiber Arts. Perfect! What better prize to give away to some wonderful users who rock!
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After much deliberation, I picked up two skeins of the lightweight 100% superwash merino in colorways Algae and Puck’s Mischief. It was only because I had just last weekend cataloged my entire stash on Ravelry, and was a little overwhelmed by its considerable volume, that I was able to convince myself not to buy any for me too.
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These lovely skeins will be going to…
KnitMap in the New Year!
posted Sat Jan 12 12:00:00 +0000 2008 by YarnTraveler (Stacy)
I hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday season.
With a brand new year to look forward to, naturally thoughts turn to resolutions and plans for the future. Matt and I are working to plan the future of KnitMap. We have started a list of updates that we’d like to make to the site, features we would like to implement, and bugs to fix.
I’d like to ask all of you to add to our list. What would you like to see at KnitMap? What changes would you like? Features? Please leave a comment or send me an email with your 2008 wishes for KnitMap.
To sweeten the deal, I’ll throw everyone who comments into a drawing for some prizes!