Comments on: MapQuest for AppExchange http://sfdc.arrowpointe.com/2006/11/13/mapquest-for-appexchange/ Authored by Scott Hemmeter of Arrowpointe Corp, this blog is written from the perspective of a Salesforce.com solution provider and contains information on Arrowpointe's AppExchange products as well as tips, findings, sample code, functionality wishes, etc. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Chris Kramer http://sfdc.arrowpointe.com/2006/11/13/mapquest-for-appexchange/#comment-3289 Chris Kramer Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:23:08 +0000 http://sfdc.arrowpointe.com/2006/11/13/mapquest-for-appexchange/#comment-3289 Thanks Scott - The Mapquest application certainly isn't perfect but it is a great start that hopefully others will improve upon. A few things immediately come to mind: 1. Mapping must extend to leads - I'm amazed that Mapquest didn't think of this 2. You should be able to perform custom searches. For example, show me all contacts / leads / accounts within 50 miles of zip code 12345. 3. You should be able to start with the map view (like your application does) and drill down to see accounts within by region. 4. Ability to enter a "home" or starting point so you can easily get directions or find contacts near your current location. Thanks Scott - The Mapquest application certainly isn’t perfect but it is a great start that hopefully others will improve upon. A few things immediately come to mind:

1. Mapping must extend to leads - I’m amazed that Mapquest didn’t think of this
2. You should be able to perform custom searches. For example, show me all contacts / leads / accounts within 50 miles of zip code 12345.
3. You should be able to start with the map view (like your application does) and drill down to see accounts within by region.
4. Ability to enter a “home” or starting point so you can easily get directions or find contacts near your current location.

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