I got this email from the PR agency for Virtual Maps telling me that Streetdirectory.com is back up again after the fiasco.

Hi Benjamin,

This is Melvin from 20twenty. We’re Virtual Map’s PR agency and we’ve been reading your posts regarding streetdirectory.com. Glad to see a fellow PR practitioner that appreciates the social media too!

On behalf of the guys at VM, thanks for your interest in the website and how it’s fairing.

We’ve been receiving a lot of comments about how the loss of the site has inconvenienced people, so we’ve decided to come back online with most of our features like the popular bus/mrt guides. Unfortunately, the maps will have to wait, but hopefully this will relieve your inconvenience somewhat.

So we’re hoping to engage opinion leaders like you to spread this news. Every now and then, we’ll keep you updated on the situation and once we make a breakthrough, you’ll be the first to know.

For a start, we put out a media release yesterday that I’d like to share with you. Let me know if you’re interested, and I’ll send it over. Feel free to email or call me.

Thanks!!

Warmest Regards,
Melvin Tang
Associate

But when I went to the site and tried to use it, what I got was map-less green boxes! That suppose to be Beach road where my office is.

As much as I’d love to help with spreading the word on a useful service, you have got to get the product working before you communicate it. The server also feels slower now than it did before.

P.s. At least the satellite view provided by Google works.

Happy fixing!

Update: Streetdirectory.com has issued a press release on the issues bringing the site up again.