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Trapster Moderator Spotlight: xEmTx & Stlouisx50
Posted by Stefanie in How-to, Trapster Life on August 6th, 2010
I was so excited about our moderator spotlight last week that I couldn’t help but write another one for this week. These spotlights give you an insight into the lives of our moderators and all their hard work and dedication to Trapster. In their own words you will learn a little about our army of volunteers and why they LOVE Trapster so much that they spend hours upon hours of their free time graciously helping us.
Our two spolighted moderators have been given an array of questions to get their juices flowing but have free reign to tell their story. So let’s get started! Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster Moderator Spotlight: Zergdog & Mike2kt
Posted by Stefanie in How-to, Trapster Life on July 29th, 2010
Welcome to the first of what I hope many, moderator spotlights. Each month I will highlight four or five of our Trapster moderators. In their own words you will learn a little about our army of volunteers and why they LOVE Trapster so much that they spend hours upon hours of their free time graciously helping us. They have been given an array of questions to get their juices flowing but have free rein to tell their story. So let’s get started! Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster Now Runs in the Backgound – iOS 4
Trapster 4.3 for the iPhone was released today on the app store. Some cool tidbits about Trapster, we were the first free app to use the background navigation API for iOS 4 and to top off today’s awesome release Trapster will hit 6.5 million users by the end of the day. BIG thanks to all our users, we couldn’t do it with out you!
This short tutorial of Trapster 4.3 running on the new iOS 4 below covers how to close Trapster completely, how to run Trapster in the background, why voting often is good, and new controls in the setting menu.
The Trapster team is always here to help. If you need technical assistance please visit our support page: http://getsatisfaction.com/trapster
Top 7 Trapster User Blunders
Okay, we love you guys to pieces but be honest, how many of you can say they’ve reported a live police trap in the water? Or tested out the road hazard traps by placing one on top of the other in the same exact location until there was a pile so big Mt. Helen looked like a hill? Oh yes, and how about going around voting YES on every Live Police alert you receive just to make sure those police traps are noticed. Like I said we love you, we really do, but for the love of Trapster!!!
What I don’t think most Trapster users realize is that we review, research, and spend great pains and time going over all the data users, like yourself, enter. We want it to be accurate for everyone. Even you multiple trap reporters. We see them and want you to know we see them. In turn, maybe you’ll help us here at Trapster headquarters and make our life a little easier… maybe… if you like us that is. Don’t worry though you don’t have to like Sean. You can just like me. I won’t tell.
Counting down… Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster 4.2 Released for iPhone
Trapster 4.2 is now available for our iPhone users. This version has an updated U.I., automatic landscape view, and the ability to hide tool bar and report button. Lets take a look at everything new in Trapster 4.2 for the iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster’s Safety Tips for the Holiday Weekend
If you plan to take to the road this weekend for some holiday travel, don’t forget to use Trapster. With more Americans saying they will travel during the Memorial Day weekend than last year, according to AAA’s recent national survey, the risk of accidents and costly tickets will rise dramatically, making Trapster, the world’s most downloaded driving related app, a virtual necessity.
Here are some of Trapster’s safety tips for the weekend: Read the rest of this entry »
Just Released Trapster 1.6 for Android, with Patrol!
Today Trapster version 1.6 was released for all you Android users! Make sure you update your android so you can check out the latest new feature, Patrol. Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster Version 4.0.2 adds Badges, Filter Alerts, and More
Last week Trapster released a new version for the iPhone, which includes some added features to keep you safe and alert on the road. New “Moderator Approved” badges will appear on verified traps, and the new “gears” tab on the right of your trapmap will quickly take you to the “Filter Alerts” page. Lets get a quick look at how these new features work. Read the rest of this entry »
Six Things I Bet You Don’t Know About Trapster
Every day I shuffle through Trapster support emails and new forum posts helping users with technical problem, listening to new ideas/suggestions, and answering questions. The questions range from extremely technical to very simple. And here lies the root of this blog post. I’ve found that there are many Trapster secrets. Are they really secrets? Well, no. But through the support emails and forum posts, I’ve found that we haven’t communicated with our users some of the basic in-n-out’s of Trapster. So here are a few tidbits of information about Trapster I bet you didn’t know…
1. Aged Traps
These traps are translucent in color and ONLY apply to Police Often Hide Here traps. A trap becomes “aged” after there has been no activity on the trap for three weeks. You will see four different translucent levels. The POHH trap becomes more translucent with each week.
These traps become active again if a user votes positive on the trap or a user reports the same trap in the same location. When the latter happens the aged trap automatically turns active and the new trap that was reported in the same spot counting the users vote as positive).
Translucent Steps to Becoming an Aged Trap:
A. Trap was last voted < 1 week ago
B. Trap was last voted >= 1 week ago but < 2 weeks ago
C. Trap was last voted >= 2 weeks ago but < 3 weeks ago
D. Trap was last voted < 3 weeks ago (aged trap)
Oldie But Goodie: “My Trips” Feature on Your iPhone
Heading out on the open road? Going to visit Granny for the weekend in another state? Or just taking off to a friends house 30 minutes away? Whatever the reason or destination, Trapster’s “My Trips” feature for the iPhone application can come in handy for road trips.
