Best method for adding loaction to posts/videos?
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:41 pm
I am working on a website that allows users to post video reviews of films/resturants etc and need to allow users to give the location of the review.
The best idea I can think of would be to allow users to select from a list of locations, and if thiers is not listed, enter it into a text field, which would be added to the list for other users to select.
Obvious problems I can see with this method:
Poor spelling/inaccuracy
People being to lazy to look at list and typing in, with mispellings, duplicating locations
Huge amount of admin work to keep it clean
Additionally, I need to keep it scalable, so that I can improve it later, use google maps or whatever solution I want to change it to later.
So, am I going about this all wrong, or is there an existing solution I can impliment? Anything people can suggest would be greatly appreciated.
The best idea I can think of would be to allow users to select from a list of locations, and if thiers is not listed, enter it into a text field, which would be added to the list for other users to select.
Obvious problems I can see with this method:
Poor spelling/inaccuracy
People being to lazy to look at list and typing in, with mispellings, duplicating locations
Huge amount of admin work to keep it clean
Additionally, I need to keep it scalable, so that I can improve it later, use google maps or whatever solution I want to change it to later.
So, am I going about this all wrong, or is there an existing solution I can impliment? Anything people can suggest would be greatly appreciated.