AirportDining.net helps take the unknown out of airport food. It is the Ultimate Source for airport restaurants and airport dining options.

What were the site requirements?

AirportDining.net is all about traveler reviews and recommendation for airport restaurants covering 100 of the busiest airports around the world. We were looking for platform where travelers would be able to list and rate airport restaurants; include their photos, reviews, comments and additional related information. On top of that we have site editors who make editorial reviews as they pass through airports around the world. We also wanted those editorial reviews to be listed in addition to user reviews. Since we cover airports around the world our user base is very international and we were looking for a very easy to use review structure.

Why was JReviews chosen?

JReviews is great review and rating system and it simply was a perfect fit for airportdining.net since the entire site is based on traveler reviews, ratings and recommendations. When we used the demo we noticed that it gave us a lot of flexibility and also provided the opportunity for user to have a great experience. User friendliness of the system was a major requirement for us and JReviews met this requirement.

How is JReviews being used on the site?

We use JReviews as the user review structure where airports dining options around the world are listed and rated. Users are able to write reviews or simply include additional photos to existing airport eateries. If they choose they can make their own recommendations and add new airport eateries. If the user is adding a new listing to our database (adding new airport restaurant) they are able to provide information about pricing, location, opening hours, service, ambience, kid friendliness and also whether they serve alcohol. JReviews allows other users to search for these attributes in advance search if they are looking for that particular information. Simply put, JReviews allowed us to become an information powerhouse on airport restaurants and airport dining options.

What are the key advantages of using JReviews for your website or business?

JReviews allows us to collect and manage information about airport restaurants for more than 100 busiest airports around the world. In addition, it allows us to administer large number of user reviews, new airport restaurant and photo submissions. We also have to mention the great support system provided by JReviews. They were prompt getting back to us and addressing our issues. We appreciate JReviews flexibility and support as our web site is getting more user submissions and reviews each day.

Astia is a unique, international not-for-profit organization. Astia provides innovative programs that ensure companies gain access to capital, achieve and sustain high-growth, and develop the executive leadership of the founding team.

What were the site requirements?

A major requirement of the site was to serve as a directory for the companies and individuals for the Silicon Valley start-up community. A challenge was to figure out how to selectively search any content items based on search criteria, but to make the search results feel like part of the normal site content. For example, a company such as Microsoft might be both a sponsor of the program and a sponsor of a specific event: rather than creating multiple content items, we wanted to dynamically generate the list of sponsors based on metadata. With Joomla, this is impossible, because it's not possible to add detailed metadata to content items.

How is JReviews being used on the site?

With JReviews, we were able to add "hidden" fields to normal content items that we could then use to search and display the related content items. So, in the example above, we had a basic category for "Companies". With JReviews, we created a field called "Sponsorships". For each company, we could then check-off all of the events that the company sponsored. Then, we simply created a module for each event, and "tuned" the module to only show content items with a specific event checked. Additionally, because we wanted the site to be self-service for the client, we ended up using JReviews for everything: news items (so we could include a web link and source), a resource directory… even user profiles, so that members could search for people with special skill sets! It's worth noting that we didn't use reviews anywhere in the site!

What are the key advantages of using JReviews for your website or business?

The one-size-fits-all flexibility of JReviews. It has been great for us – and REALLY great for our clients – to have a single system for managing all the major content types in their site. And because there is good front-end editing and content addition capabilities, our clients seldom have to go into the administration, which is how we like it.

Hooked is a revolutionary new social channel that allows anglers to locate and share the best fishing spots in Norway, using both the web portal and companion iPhone application.

What were the site requirements?

When our client came to us all the way from Norway, they were looking for a solution to build a location-based fishing portal to help anglers locate the best spots to catch fish in Norway. Their requirements were that users could create multi-media listings describing the best fishing spots and most importantly, could tag them to a very specific rural geolocation. So we knew we would need a powerful CCK, with front-end creation abilities, and an accurate mapping feature. They were also looking for something that would integrate nicely with community software like JomSocial. At HATHWAY, it is our job to analyze these requirements and apply the most appropriate open source software for their needs.

Why was JReviews chosen?

JReviews was chosen to develop the MVC for our client and prove to their investors that the concept could work. In order to custom develop this web property, we expected the development cycle to be at least four times as long and equally more expensive. Core JReviews had about 70% of the features we needed for the initial build of the site, leaving approximately 30% of the features to be custom programmed. As a CCK, JReviews is as good as it gets. Everyone on the HATHWAY tech team loves working with it because of its robust functionality out of the box, and ease of customization. The Geomaps add-on extends far beyond any of the other Joomla CCK’s, making it an obvious choice for this project.

How is JReviews being used on the site?

JReviews is the primary platform in which users can create fishing spots, catch reports, blogs and post tips and tricks for other anglers. JReviews is literally the backbone of the site and provides most of the utility for our users. Our client is ecstatic with the mapping abilities of the site and how the software was applied for such a unique web property concept.

What are the key advantages of using JReviews for your website or business?

The key advantage was being able to take the site to market much faster than if we were to have custom developed the software for our client. This initial build will help them test their features and gain valuable feedback from their target audience, so when the time does come to build a new version from scratch, the improvements will stem directly from their users. Both our clients and our staff were happy with the decision to leverage JReviews as the primary software system for the site.