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Feb 10, 2009 - Glenn Letham, Managing Editor interviewed by GotGeoint (USGIF) blog

GISuser.com - Answers to your frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can our company have news/PR featured at GISuser?
A: Simply send your news release (ASCII text format please) to press (at) gisuser.com News must be geospatial in context to be considered.

Q: Our company may be interested in having a white paper or article published on GISuser... is this possible?
A: Most likely. All editorial and feature contributions are screened by our Editor and publisher. We are glad to receive your abstract and will promptly notify you about having your article featured. Simply send your article or contribution (ASCII text format please) to editor[at]gisuser.com.

Q: Are you guys on Twitter?
A: Actually, we're pioneers in social media as far as the GISindustry goes, having likely the biggest following of any Geo tech related publication - See @GISuser

Q: Glenn Letham is the Managing Editor? I thought he was Editor at another GIS website?
A: Nope! Glenn went out on his own and founded GISuser with some new partners in late 2003.

Q: What's the difference between registering for the newsletter and signing up as a GISuser Account?
A: Simple... newsletter subscribers are requesting to receive our news blasts, whereas account holders establish a username/password pair which will give them access to "Registered User Only" areas and content.

Q: How can I get a weblink added to your links page?
A: the best way is to simply ask us via email {editor[at]gisuser.com} or list your company, product, or service in our popular industry directory

Q: I heard it costs $$ to post press/news, is that true?
A: Actually, most news posting is free (although, keep in mind we get a ton of submissions and many PR items get by-passed by us based on the topic and relevance to our readers. We do offer a guaranteed, enhanced PR option which is $95 and offers great exposure - see more info here

Q: I noticed you have an RSS feed (Syndication) how can I use this - I've heard alot about it lately?
A: It's relatively simple but requires a bit of homework on your part. We suggest you start by getting yourself a news aggregator - See NewsGator (Outlook), NetNewsWire (Mac OS), BlogExpress (WIN), or
Pluck - our friends at CADwire have a really good primer about RSS feeds also.

Q: Where are you located?
A: Good question...  Our corporate facilities and HQ is in Frederick, Maryland. We also have staff in Michigan.

Q: How can I subscribe to your newsletter?
A: You can see all our newsletter here or subscribe using the newsetter registration box on the left sidebar; click on the "Newsletter" link on the top navigation bar; or send a subscribe email message to info[at]gisuser.com 

Q: How can I unsubscribe from the newsletter?
A: Every mailout should have an unsubscribe link posted at the bottom. If that doesn't work for you simply send an unsubscribe request via email to info[at]gisuser.com

Q: The website doesn't all fit in my browser... why not?
A: Our website is potimized for a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768. Anything smaller will result in user being required to scroll.

Q: How can I reach you by phone?
A: In order to cut down on unsolicited mail and phone calls we have not published our phone numbers online. The best solution is to send an email to the appropriate contact and request the phone number.. we will be happy to provide you with the number.

Q: I'm having trouble accessing part of the site and I think a section may be broken. Who should I contact?
A: Since the site is brand new we won't be surprised to hear about some minor problems. If you encounter a broken link or a module that isn't working, please send a brief message to info[at]gisuser.com.

Q: I'd like to add your RSS feed to my website but I'm having trouble.
A: We suggest you consult a tutorial like this one http://www.mnot.net/rss/tutorial/. This tutorial from SUN and this one from WebMonkey is pretty good also!

Q: How can I send printed information via "snail mail"
A: send to attention of:

Spatial Media LLC
905 West Seventh Street, #331
Frederick, Maryland 21701 USA

Q: Can our company advertize and if so, who do we contact?
A: Definitely! For ad/sponsorship related questions, please contact our Sales Manager. 

Q: Do you have a blog?
A: The editor maintains a very popular Geo Tech blog called "AnyGeo" see blog.gisuser.com

Q: I know you guys are also into mobile and LBS... is that correct?
A: Indeed, we also run the following mobile tech resources: LBSzone.com (LBS, GPS, social location etc...) and SymbianOne.com