What does this thing do anyway?
Word on the Street lets you leave notes wherever you are. You can also search for notes that other people have left nearby. You can rate locations, tag them, and share them with people, even if they don't have an iPhone.
Make your mark on the world
Write whatever you like, as long as it's legal. Want to rate the restaurant or shop you're in? Do they do a Sunday buffet? Is the view nice where you're standing? Is this where they made your favourite movie? Can you rent a bike here? Is it part of a treasure hunt? Is it just a really cool place to be? Or does it suck? Do you wish you were somewhere else? Leave a note and let the next people that happen by know.
I'm sure there are many other uses I haven't thought of, and I'm curious to see what uses people will dream up for this.
Registering for the beta program
Note: the beta program is currently closed and the release version of the app has been submitted to the app store
Update: We're now on the app store! Get it here
You'll need to sign up if you want to write about and rate locations, but not if you just want to browse. Signup is handled within the program, when you first hit a feature that needs it. Please make a note of whatever account and password you use to sign up with, as you may be prompted for these again when you install a new version of the app. You'll be able to change your password later.
Giving feedback
You can report bugs, and suggest or vote on features you'd like to see, at wordonthestreet.uservoice.com.