ParkShark on Fox

Hey ParkShark fans…we were recently reviewed on Fox Mobile Tapped In…take a look!

San Francisco Street Cleaning Regulations Are Here

With the latest release of ParkShark we now include the city Street Cleaning regulations and parking signs for San Francisco. This is the first extensive data set outside of New York City that we have incorporated.

As of now, we only have the San Fancisco street cleaning regulations. Hopefully we’ll be able to help prevent a few parking tickets for some of you San Franciscan’s.

We’re working on additional cities as we speak. Thanks for using ParkShark!

ParkShark WebMap in NYC BigApps Contest

Please stop by the NYC Big Apps competition and give a vote to ParkShark’s Web Map!

 
http://nycbigapps.com/submissions/1772-parkshark-web-map

Thanks for supporting ParkShark!

Screenshot of the ParkShark Web Map

ParkShark + Facebook = Social Parking

We’re pleased to announce the release of ParkShark for iPhone version 1.6.2 with Facebook support.  This release allows you to sign in with your Facebook account.  You can also share your parking habits with all of your Facebook friends via automated status updates to your Facebook account.  Of course, you can choose to disable any of these events in the ParkShark settings page.

Facebook Settings page in ParkShark for iPhone v1.6.2

Let us know about your experiences using ParkShark and Facebook.

NYC Parking Regulations Suspensions

Suspended NYC Parking Regulations

Don’t forget when driving around NYC this holiday season that you can view all of the NYC parking regulations on every street right on your iPhone.  And we even tell you which ones are suspended on that particular day.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the team at ParkShark.  Drive safely.

ParkShark + Twitter

We added Twitter integration to ParkShark a few releases ago but never really advertised the fact.  We did this so that we could do some real world testing before letting the cat out of the bag.  Well, we’ve done our work and now are ready to make it known…ParkShark + Twitter = Fun Parking.  Now you can let your followers know when you’ve bagged that perfect parking spot in Manhattan!  Or, show your good karma by letting them know when you are sharing your parking spot for other ParkShark community members.  Good stuff!

Sample tweets from ParkShark + Twitter

ParkShark for iPad

We’ve recently released ParkShark v1.4 which is the first version of our universal iPhone app that runs on iPhone and iPad. The iPad version provides a much richer user experience due to the more useable map sizes and iPad popover views.

An example screen shot of the new ParkShark for iPad app.

Try it out and let us know your experiences with using ParkShark!

ParkShark v1.2 for iPhone

We’ve finally released the latest iPhone version of ParkShark, version 1.2! This release was a fairly significant effort and we hope you will find it enjoyable.  We’ve added quite a few new features and enhanced quite a few of the existing features.  We’ve also streamlined the interactive flow of the app to make it faster and more intuitive to use.

I will describe most of the new features in upcoming postings, but I did want to tell you about our most important new feature now.  As mentioned in a previous posting, we have added a new flagship feature called “Parking Regulation StreetSpans”. These color coded map overlays show where you are allowed to park at any given time and for how long you may park according to the NYC Parking Regulations.  These regulations include street sweeping rules, holiday suspensions, parking meter rules, bus stops, taxi stands, etc.  We have currently enabled the StreetSpans for Manhattan and Queens.  We’ll be making the rest of NYC available soon.

A screenshot of Parking Regulation StreetSpans on the main interactive map in ParkShark for iPhone v1.2

If you are a regular user of ParkShark you will also find quite a few enhancements from our last version. First of all, we have added a home screen that consolidates the main application functions in a more accessible manner via a large button interface.  This should make the app easier to use on the go.  Of course, as always, please never use ParkShark while actually driving!

The new Home Screen in ParkShark for iPhone v1.2

One of the benefits of including the home screen is that it allows us to remove the bottom tab bar to gain valuable screen real-estate for our core mapping interface.  You will also notice the addition of a few new buttons and removal of a few others on the map screen.  We’ve made a concerted effort to reduce the number of steps and the time required to find or share your parking spots.

Please give the new app a try and give us some feedback.  You can get it in the App Store. Make the app yours!  We promise to take all of your suggestions seriously and will give them all due consideration. ParkShark’s usefulness is is directly related the level of community participation.  Let’s stop wasting our valuable time searching for parking by becoming efficient ParkSharks!

StreetSpans Preview

We’re working hard on the new v1.2 iPhone release of ParkShark.  It should be available in a few weeks.  One of the new features is called Parking Regulation StreetSpans.  Here is a preview:

What you see here is a quick view of parking availability around you based on the NYC street regulations e.g. street sweeping rules, bus stops, etc.  The color coding gives you an indication of where you can park and for how long.  Parking Regulation StreetSpans do not guarantee that parking will be available, only whether or not it is allowed at the current time.  It is a great complement to the core parking spot sharing functionality of ParkShark.