Blog Archive for the 'Features' Category
Privacy Please
Thursday, November 29th, 2007We are pleased to announce a new feature long overdue … complete member privacy control. Now all members can completely control their online presence on Thoos.com. Many people use Thoos for their own personal needs, and they don’t really want to partake in all the social features we offer. If you are one of those […]
Draw Custom Routes Using USGS Topo Maps
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007In honor of National GIS Day today (November 14, 2007), we’d like to talk a little bit about a new feature that we rolled out a few weeks ago when we added United States Geographical Survey (USGS) topographic map viewing capabilities to Thoos. You can now create running, cycling, hiking maps of your favorite trails […]
Embed Maps in Your Blog or Website
Saturday, November 10th, 2007Now when you create custom maps on Thoos.com, you can also take that map and embed it directly into your own website or blog. The map you embed in your site will show the route you created and you can switch between different views, pan the map, and zoom in/out .. all without leaving your […]
USGS Topographic Maps Added
Thursday, November 1st, 2007We have just added the ability to explore over 55,000 seamlessly stitched USGS Topographic Maps for your next adventure. Go to http://thoos.com/topo/ to check it out. View the entire United States, or enter a specific location and seamlessly pan and zoom to your desired location.
You can also flip between different views between any map on […]
Reorganize and Prioritize Your Goals and Accomplishments
Saturday, October 20th, 2007For a while now, we have offered the ability for you to keep track and share your athletic goals and accomplishments. However, until now, they just appeared in your user profile in the order they were added. It worked, but it was less than a perfect solution.
Now, you can organize and reorder your athletic goals […]
Keep Up with Your Friends
Monday, September 10th, 2007What kind of social site would we be if we didn’t offer a way to keep up with your friends? Well, now you can do just that on Thoos. Under the ‘Friends’ tab in your user profile, you will now see (in the right column) all the recent goals, accomplishment, and fast times of anyone […]
Thoos reloaded , or at least relaunched
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007OK, so we have been pretty quiet over the past few months. And we have to admit, we have been enjoying summer - biking, running, fishing - but we have also been churning out a bunch of new features. Over the next few weeks, we will write separate articles highlighting many of the new features, […]
Now display search results in map or list views
Thursday, February 15th, 2007Up until now, all search results in Thoos were displayed in a default “List View.” While the List View allows you to sort by different criteria, there was something lacking. Now you can also display those search results on an interactive Google map. Not sure what view you want? Just use the tabs at the […]
Real-time stream flows and river conditions - UPDATED
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007We are proud to announce that we have added a new feature to the site that will be a tremendous aid to fly fisherman and paddlers across the country. Our newest feature is a searchable map displaying real-time water data and river conditions across the entire United States.
We now offer (absolutely free) current water conditions […]
Feature Spotlight: Search Made Easy
Monday, August 14th, 2006Looking for a hike by name but you’re not sure where it is located? Looking for a place to run in a nearby city? The blue Filter Results pane on the left of all results pages will help you narrow your search however you want.
The Thoos search tool located at the top of every page […]