Upgrades and traffic - Dylan's Ride Blog

It's been a busy time coding wise. Web site are always changing, and this one is no exception. The trouble with incremental development is that bugs come with the new features, and there's always a period of settling down after some new features get added, and when they settle down. Hopefully things have settled down now.

• I completed the URL change, and it all seems to work, although there were a few minor bugs that needed sorting.
• I also recoded the image stuff, to allow more flexibility in the icons which are used. You'll notice more icons on the Virtual Earth Maps now. In doing so, I broke a few other things in doing this but they are fixed.
• Routes should display correctly in all versions (including the current betas) of google earth, as previously was doing the line stuff wrong, which still worked in the current version of GE, but not the betas.

I have also got this site listed on the gallery on www.viaVirtualEarth.com, in fact it's the featured site today which is cool. Without wanting to give away exact numbers, traffic has risen a lot. Most of the traffic is of people looking at the technical aspects, not the bike routes, but hey, a link from a site with a good PR can only help search engine placement.

I'm also starting to spec out a new site, which will use much the same technology, but allow users to upload and annotate routes, so you can share your own routes using this site. Think mySpace for mountain bike routes. Still too soon to be more specific, but hopefully something will be ready some time soon(ish).