delocator.net Launch

04 Apr delocator.net Launch

Posted at 09:15h in Art Events by

Delocator Local collective Finishing School launched their new web based project delocator.net  this weekend at San Francisco Art Institute’s Walter and McBean Galleries.

delocator.net is an online database project that creates a comparison between the amounts of local independently owned cafes and Starbucks retail stores within a specific zip code. By comparison of numeric quantity and site-specific detail, the user will see evidence of unchecked aggression and power that corporate businesses have in our communities.  The site is also a free online space for independent cafe goers and owners to promote their cafes by uploading local cafe information to the delocator.net database.   The creation of other delocated database-driven web sites is encouraged. On the delocator web site, users are able to download the code necessary to establish a new database, prompting more sites and databases that may focus on other specific retail stores (fast-food, hardware, clothing, etc.). delocator.net will be launched with the intention of becoming a web-meme, sprouting many future de-located corporate stores.  This project is a collaboration between the collective Finishing School and Vasna Sdoeung

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  • ed
    Posted at 20:08h, 05 April

    delocator scoreboard
    starbucks 6026
    delocator 1493

  • mjp
    Posted at 11:40h, 08 April

    no matter what zip code i feed that site i get the same results…methinks the Finishing School needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.

  • mjp
    Posted at 11:44h, 08 April

    okay, i spoke too soon. i *can* get different results with different zip codes, but for LA anyway, it gives the same results for two zip codes that are 30 miles apart.
    so, nevermind. kind of.

  • angel
    Posted at 12:02h, 08 April

    check that delocator site again–it looks like they fixed your zip code problem.