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How Do I Link to a Specific Rink in the RinkAtlas Database?
Question: How do I build a link from my website to a specific rink in the RinkAtlas Database? Answer: The easiest way to build a link from your website to a specific rink in RinkAtlas is to: find the rink using the search function, see RinkAtlas Help for more details. copy the link from the address…
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RinkAtlas Adds the Rinks from MJAHL, LHJAAAQ, and QMJHL
I’m pleased to announce that the RinkAtlas database now includes all of the rinks used by the Maritime Junior ‘A’ Hockey League, the Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA du Quebec, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. These are the eastern-most junior hockey leagues in Canada. An example of the recent additions is the Centre…
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College Hockey News is RinkAtlas’ First Partner Website
I’m pleased to announce that College Hockey News has integrated RinkAtlas maps and directions into its comprehensive schedule of NCAA Division I mens’ college hockey games. This qualifies them to be our first website partner under the RinkAtlas Partners Program. I was really impressed with how quickly the integration was implemented by CHN, but their…
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How Do I Find the GUID for a Rink in the RinkAtlas Database?
Question: How do I find the global unique identifier (guid) for a rink in the RinkAtlas database? Answer: The easiest way to find a single guid with RinkAtlas is to: find the rink using the search function, copy the link from the graphic on the toolbar. The resulting URL will be of the format: http://www.rinkatlas.com/?guid=nnnn&source=linkto…
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Widgetbox is our Widget Integration Partner
RinkAtlas is partnering with Widgetbox for widget integration services. We think that the services available at Widgetbox.com to help webmasters place our widgets on to their web pages are very helpful. The best way to see the Widgetbox widget integration services is to go to the RinkAtlas pages in the Widgetbox Widget Gallery, preview our…
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RinkAtlas Widgets Help Hockey Webmasters Provide Directions to Rinks
One of the keys to making RinkAtlas.com the most popular rink directions website is to make it easier for webmasters operating hockey-related sites to provide maps and directions on their own websites. Over the past few days, I’ve built two widgets that do just that: RinkAtlas Rink Information Widget The RinkAtlas Rink Information Widget is…
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Formal Announcement of RinkAtlas.com
For Immediate Release Contact: Dave Aiello RinkAtlas.com “RinkAtlas” On-Line Directory of North American Ice Rinks Successfully Launched New Website Provides Door-to-Door Directions to Over 1,800 Ice Sports Facilities in the United States Newtown, PA — October 12, 2006 — RinkAtlas, a new Internet-based directory of ice sports facilities, is up and running as of today.…
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RinkAtlas Blog Theme Upgraded
I’ve put some effort over the last twelve hours into improving the appearance of The RinkAtlas Blog. I did this because I connected the blog to the front page of RinkAtlas.com for the first time. I feel strongly that the user interface of the entire RinkAtlas website should be as consistent as possible. I hope…
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Database Building Policy Change for Canadian Rink Database
A lot of people who commented on Guy Kawasaki’s blog posting about RinkAtlas want to know when we plan to begin building our Canadian rink database. I’ve decided to start building it immediately, but I’m changing the order in which rinks are entered. When we built the U.S. rink database, I compiled a list of…
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Guy Kawasaki Raves About RinkAtlas
Guy Kawasaki, the man who coined the phrase software evangelism is a rabid hockey fan. Although he only picked up the sport four years ago, he’s now on the ice five days a week. I didn’t know these details about Guy’s hockey participation until I emailed him to make him aware of RinkAtlas. All I…