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Old 10-17-2006, 12:34 PM
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Check out the "Member Map" in the Site Menu. It has locations of our members and guest - though they are not labeled with usernames. There could be 20 people in say New York, but only one dot will show for all of them. It will give you a slight idea of member distribution.

This map is based on a free database which should correctly label most cities, however if you live in a small place, you may not be in the database and therefore won't show up. Commercial version of the db would have fixed that, but for $400, we'll go with the free one

Hover over the image to see it larger. Map is updated every 15 minutes

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Old 10-17-2006, 12:59 PM
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marty i like it!!! the who is online one is really cool!! alot of east coast
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Old 10-17-2006, 01:08 PM
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Yeah, they're just waking up now, you know the routine... coffee, check e-mail and a morning browse of the sites hehe
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Old 10-17-2006, 01:17 PM
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I think it puts me about 100 miles SE of my actual location, but close enough... *grin*
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Old 10-17-2006, 01:27 PM
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That's only a pixel away
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Old 10-17-2006, 01:28 PM
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It must be really lonely there in Hawaii hehe
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Old 10-17-2006, 01:47 PM
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Marty this is a great add to the site. i love it
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What a great addition to the OB, I was hoping the OB would find its way, seen on a few other sites, not necessarily orchid sites, but what a great feature...tks Marty
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I personally think it sucks! (Sorry). It only zooms so far and then refreshes to the original size. I'd like to see Michigan (for instance) and who's registered in Michigan. Can't get beyond a small thumbnail.
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Old 10-17-2006, 08:14 PM
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I'll see if I can implement a Fly down from space, down to Michigan, Cadillac and then a 3D rendered glide down your street.

actually there is a map that would do that, but it would require everyone to enter their personal info. It's based on google maps... I didn't want to set that up here, in case Tindomul starts to stalk CB977
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