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TomTom central database for businesses?

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I had reason to call the people at TomTom today to ask why they didn’t have the facility for businesses to add their details to the TomTom POI database. I can navigate to a POI on route with my tomtom 910 and it has all macdonalds restaurants already included out of the box so it seemed reasonable to assume that there was a mechanism in place for people to submit their business details to TomTom so it would be included in everyone’s TomTom software (when it gets updated).

The guy at TomTom said it was a good idea and will pass it on to the marketing department. I know that there are 3rd party POI lists out there but you need to actually download and install them yourself but I think that it would a good (and maybe profitable) thing for TomTom to have a constantly updating business POI list for restaurants, hotels and bars etc that are included in all new products and updates.

related: tomtom POI for speedcameras

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    • 2 Responses to “TomTom central database for businesses?”

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      Link Building BIble (4 comments.) Says:
      April 23rd, 2008 at 3:43 am MyAvatars 0.2

      I agree! I do not yet use TomTom, but when I heard about their “route-changing” option that changes it for everyone (like if there is construction, or a road is no operable at the moment) … i was hooked, and knew that when I buy a navigation, it will be a TomTom.

      The business info one is a great idea… there just needs to be some sort of quality control…

      But, you have all kinds of great ideas…. first CommentLuv, then TomTom expansion. =)

      Link Building BIbles last blog post..Telling People What DoFollow Really Is…

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      Sharon (82 comments.) Says:
      May 2nd, 2008 at 4:45 am MyAvatars 0.2

      Umm…. is this really you or my husband mascarading as you ….. ????

      If my husband can go to bed with his TomTom, he would.

      :)
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