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Brisbane, Australia – 21 May 2009: aMAP.to, from Social Horizon, is the world’s first service dedicated to shortening the long URLs of maps into extremely short URLs.
aMAP.to is perfect for inclusion in personal Twitter, Facebook, email, mobile messages as well as for business advertising or corporate publications.
Guiding people to destinations, anywhere in the world has never been easier or shorter. Simply enter an address to create a marker on the map, and then instantly share a short URL map via the inbuilt email, Twitter and social networking capabilities. Comments and directions, photos, images and video links and website links can be also be added.
aMAP.to also allows the sender or recipient to add travel related information layers from an in-built database of over 4 million local points of interest. These worldwide points of interest include Wikipedia articles, hotels and local tours, all from the one personalised map.
"aMAP.to is perfect for anyone wanting to share maps, within the limitations of today's messaging systems,” says Social Horizon CEO Huw Griffiths. “Whether you’re giving directions to your house, an event or your business location, aMAP.to adds a new dimension to sharing map based information.”
"Plus you don't need to explain what the link is to, with an aMap.to short URL everyone can see it's taking you to a map," explains Mr Griffiths. "The short URLs can be customised with your own subject line if you want to add a personal touch."
Brisbane company Interactive Minds, uses aMAP.to links in its event information. “Some of our attendees travel up to 200km to attend our events,” says Ms Louisa Dahl, Founder of Interactive Minds. “By using this free URL ( amap.to/IMBris_pf65n ), we provide directions as well as easy access to hotels close to our venue for attendees."
Media inquiries
Jen Storey
pr@socialhorizon.com
+614 0920 9268
About Social Horizon
aMAP.to is a project from Social Horizon, an Australian company that creates niche online travel communities that are socially connected and personally relevant before, during and after any trip, from weekends away to long hauls.
About Interactive Minds
Interactive Minds is a monthly networking group created to bring together entrepreneurs who have an interest in the Internet, digital marketing and interactive media. We seek to stimulate the talented South East Queensland online community by connecting people, sharing ideas and inspiring creativity.
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