Tag: HOTPOT

Google Maps for Android got a small but worthwhile update today, which seems to be part of an effort to socialize Latitude while tying it in closer to Hotpot. Hotpot, which most people just call "Places" at this point since it's never referenced by name in the app itself, now allows users to post their reviews of establishments to Twitter. It's also now meshed in with Latitude much more ...

Launched back in November of 2010, Google Hotpot hasn't gotten a lot of attention so far. That could be about to change, however, with the addition of Hotpot recommendations to Google Search results. If you're searching for something Hotpot-friendly like sushi restaurants in your city, Google will show user reviews inline. You can also click on the Places link below Everything to limit Hotpot ...

Google has announced the availability of a Places application for iOS devices today. Much like the new Places functionality built into Google Maps for Android, this app comes with support for Hotpot -- Google's social place recommendation feature. Places lets you rate businesses, and it makes it very easy to do so while you're there -- once you hit 'Rate now' in the app, it will try to guess ...

Google Hotpot is new a social place recommendation engine built on Google's existing Place pages. Up until now, Places have been rated and reviewed based on outside sources like Yelp, but Hotpot lets users rate local establishments using their Google Profiles. After you've entered a few ratings, Hotpot will use your tastes to recommend other places you might like, sort of like a Netflix for ...