Tag Archive for 'local content'

Merseyrail on Nestoria

Published by Ed on June 26, 2008 in New Features. 0 Comments

Fellow Nestorvolk!

As regular readers of this blog will know we take local content seriously here at Nestoria, one needs only check our gallery of local data pins. We’ve done our best to be comprehensive, partnering with many interesting sites across the web like They Work For You or geograph.org. So we immediately sprung into action when an anonymous user got in touch via our feedback from to tell us:

“There are over 60 Merseyrail stations throughout the Merseyside area and services extend as far as Chester, these should be included in your info.”

At first there was disbelief in the team as we thought we had gathered the data of every tram and local rail system in the UK (we have Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle, and many others). We thought we had them all, but we were wrong. Today we’re pleased to announce that users will find yet another local content pin on Nestoria! Behold:


the Nestoria Merseyrail pin: Merseyrail pin

See an example if you search for homes for sale in Birkenhead.

Birkenhead

Big thanks to the user who tipped us off. Please keep the suggestions coming. For the trainspotters amongst you, learn more about the Merseyrail, for the rest of you happy house hunting!

Care for a game?

Published by Ed on November 8, 2007 in New Features and partnerships. 5 Comments

Hello Nestoria fans,

As you know we’re always working hard to help you find your next property. And, although alarmist cries of a national obesity crisis may suggest the opposite, we know that for many people sport is a defining part of their lives.

We’re pleased to announce we’ve partnered with leading UK local sport site Sportsbase to help home searchers find their dream home beside the pitch, court, or club.

Here’s an example. Let’s imagine you’re searching for a flat to rent in Aberdeen:

sport facilities in Aberdeen

You can now easily plot locations of sport facilities near your prospective future home. You’ll notice we’ve used a football as the distinctive sport ‘pin’ to overlay on the map.

Nestoria sports pin

Rest assured however, we welcome property search fans of all sports - cricket, rugby, gymnastics, athletics, yes, even archery.

So, whether you’re looking for home near a spot in the scrum or a flat with easy access to the golf course, Nestoria is now the place to find it. Who knows, do well and maybe in 2012 you’ll need to use Nestoria to find a flat to rent in East London?

Happy house hunting.