Archive for category News
Trapster.com Maps Series: MyTrips
Posted by Stefanie in How-to, News, Trapster.com on July 26th, 2011
This is the first of a four-part series about the new and improved features on Trapster.com. The first feature we’d like to cover is MyTrips. In this post I’m going to show you how to create a trip, edit a current trip, and share your trips in real-time.
Trapster Goes Green: EV Charging Station Added
Trapster has gone green! We’re excited to announce our newest POI, EV Charging Station. This will mark electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructures that delivers electric fuel to EV’s around the globe. In an effort to help our green driving friends get from point A to point B in their electric vehicles, Trapster users can now locate and mark charging stations.
What is an EV charger?
An electric vehicle charger is responsible for recharging the battery banks in an electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle. EV chargers are installed in your house, office, shopping stores, and public places to enable one to charge their electric cars or plug-in hybrids. One needs more than 1 EV charger per vehicle as the driving distance between charges is limited and one would need to charge their electric vehicle before getting back home. Read the rest of this entry »
We are removing the Checkpoint Trap from Trapster
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in News on June 10th, 2011
There have been some recent news stories claiming that Trapster and similar applications will be removed from app stores over the concern of drivers using these apps to avoid DUI Checkpoints. We want to make sure Trapster stays available to you, so we have decided to remove the Checkpoint trap type from Trapster. Our goal is to enable you to have access to the data you rely on. Removing Checkpoints will allow us to now quickly meet the requirements of the app stores that have raised this issue.
We have been in discussions with you users and felt it was appropriate to get your input before making the final decision. Most of you thought that removing the checkpoint trap type would eliminate all of the debate over the purpose of our app.
We believe the inclusion of DUI checkpoints is a positive deterrent, a point of view which has been shared by law enforcement as well. We continue to believe that is the case, but place a greater importance on our ability to continue to offer the application and its entire range of benefits to our large community of users.
We believe it is important to provide a consistent consumer experience regardless of platform, so we plan on removing Checkpoints from all platforms that we are available on.
We are here if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to us through facebook or twitter, and if you need any customer support please visit our support forum.
Trapster Passes 12 Million Users Worldwide!
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in News, Stats on May 24th, 2011
It was only last April that we announced reaching 5 million users. Just over a year later that number has more than doubled! Last year we compared our user total to major United States cities, but now lets compare that total to the biggest cities in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster gets Fast & Furious
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in News on April 20th, 2011
Team Wu’s Trapster Cop Car will be featured in the promo for Fast and Furious 5. They shot the promo on April 13th and it will air later this month Update: View the promo below! Check out more photos on Team Wu’s facebook page. And find out more about the movie at its website, fastfivemovie.com . Read the rest of this entry »
Help Earthquake and Tsunami Victims Through Trapster.com
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in How-to, News on March 14th, 2011
We at Trapster want to help you donate to the people effected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit many parts of Asia and east Africa. Visitors to trapster.com can easily view information or finds ways they can help, by clicking on the red icon. Our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected.
Trapster Hacked Please Change Your Password
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in News on January 21st, 2011
If you received the email below from us recently, this was not a phishing attempt. This was an official email from Trapster sent from our emailing service.
Spooky Things are Happening this Halloween at Trapster
SpoOoOoky things have happened at Trapster causing Halloween treats to pop up everywhere!
The first gummy treat to appear were four new scary sound themes. It was a dark and stormy night when these sounds arrived on the iPhone, iPad, Nokia, BlackBerry, and Android. A sure fright I’m sure you did have. Muwahahahaha! Read the rest of this entry »
The 4th Annual Mashable Awards: Vote for Trapster!
Posted by Stefanie in Events, News, Trapster Life on October 13th, 2010
It’s that time of year again folks, the 4th Annual Mashable Awards and we need your help! Trapster is growing at an amazing rate with an average of over 15,000 new users a day. Just last week we reached the 8.5 MILLION user mark. Let’s show Mashable some of that Trapster love!
Just click the super big blue Mashable button below and vote for Trapster as the “Best Location-Based Service”. Submissions are once a day per category till Monday, November 29, 2010, meaning you can vote everyday. Just bookmark this blog post for easy daily voting!
Trapster Moderator Spotlight: Damonz28 & Mulkeyman
Posted by Stefanie in Events, News, Trapster Life on September 8th, 2010
Welcome to our September edition of Trapster Moderator Spotlights. 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 »
