PubJury http://www.pubjury.com/blog The official PubJury blog Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:37:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en New Features http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-features/ http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-features/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:04:07 +0000 tayles http://www.pubjury.com/blog/?p=11 Quite a lot of new functionality has been added to the site which I hope you’ll enjoy.

Here’s a quick summary:

  1. Added the ability to search for specific facilities on the search page. Facilities will be hidden by default (to not make the form too confusing) but can be shown by clicking on the ‘Show Facilities’ link
  2. Added an explaination on the Search Results page of what exactly is being searched for. E.g. “Searched for pubs & bars called “Dolphin” in London with Bar Billiards, a 24 Hour Licence & Air Conditioning with a rating of 3 or higher”
  3. Added the ability to search for pubs within 5 miles of a motorway junction/service station
  4. Added the ability to search for pubs within 5 miles of a train station or 1 mile from a tube station, e.g. Pubs near Leicester Square tube station
  5. You can now sort search results by distance too
  6. Added the new search options to the sidebar on the right (under Advanced Search)
  7. Various enhancements to the search engine to make it faster with the increased traffic the site is receiving
  8. Added an Activity Stream, which is based on the Facebook Newsfeed concept. It will show recent activity on the site (new members, new photos, comments and ratings) within the last day/week/fortnight/month in the style of news items.

Hope you like it!

]]> http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-features/feed/ More Visitors! http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/02/03/more-visitors/ http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/02/03/more-visitors/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:03:33 +0000 tayles http://www.pubjury.com/blog/?p=10 At the weekend visitor numbers hit another new high - up to 830 in a day (nearly 25,000 per month!)

]]> http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/02/03/more-visitors/feed/ Site Updates http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/02/03/site-updates/ http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/02/03/site-updates/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:02:28 +0000 tayles http://www.pubjury.com/blog/?p=9 As our visitor numbers continue to climb steadily and rapidly, we have fixed a number of issues with the site and implemented a few new features, including:

  • Maps for each pub should now be a lot more accurate and a link to driving directions to each pub have been added
  • You can now sort search results by pub name, address (town and county), date added to the site and, most importantly to some, by rating. We hope this will allow you to find pubs much easier than before
  • The search engine has been improved behind the scenes to provide more relevant results in less time

We hope you enjoy these new features. We welcome any feature requests or comments about the site you may have; please use the contact form to let us know what you think.

]]> http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/02/03/site-updates/feed/ Visitor Numbers http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/01/28/visitor-numbers/ http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2008/01/28/visitor-numbers/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:02:01 +0000 tayles http://www.pubjury.com/blog/?p=8 Last weekend we hit a new high in visitor numbers - 664 according to Google Analytics!  Thats nearly 20,000 per month!

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]]> http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2007/12/03/our-first-sponsor-endsleigh-insurance/feed/ Top Trumps Cards from Top Mates http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2007/11/14/top-trumps-cards-from-top-mates/ http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2007/11/14/top-trumps-cards-from-top-mates/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:59:04 +0000 tayles http://www.pubjury.com/blog/?p=6 You can go to the Top Mates site and create a pack of Top Trumps cards of your favourite pubs.  You have our permission to use images and scores from the site for this purpose.  While you’re there why not make a set of cards of your mates as well!  Just click on top-mates.

]]> http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2007/11/14/top-trumps-cards-from-top-mates/feed/ Search the site http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2007/11/05/search-the-site/ http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2007/11/05/search-the-site/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:56:06 +0000 tayles http://www.pubjury.com/blog/?p=5 We’ve updated the search engine used on the site to give you better results. Have a look around and tell us what you think!

COMING SOON: Search for pubs with specific facilities, e.g. “Pubs with a pool table” and find pubs near a train station or motorway junction!

]]> http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2007/11/05/search-the-site/feed/ Welcome to PubJury.com http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2007/09/05/welcome-to-pubjurycom/ http://www.pubjury.com/blog/2007/09/05/welcome-to-pubjurycom/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:55:10 +0000 tayles http://www.pubjury.com/blog/?p=4 Yes, finally, the Pub Jury website is live! You can browse pub scores, become a juror yourself and then rate pubs, upload photos and much more!

Functionality and content is still being added, but most of the main functions are here - you can add pubs, rate them, upload photos, flag pubs as closed/renamed, etc.

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