Posts Tagged ‘Google Places’
Google: Local Search Now with Hotpot for Computer and iPhone
19 Jan. 2011 | Author: 
It’s pretty apparent that Google wants to boost its own rating portal: with the new iPhone app Google Places, the company’s rating service Hotpot is automatically integrated. Only a day before, the search engine giant set up its map service Google Maps to be integrated with Hotpot for its desktop users.
Those that download the app from the app store for the iPhone will be able to locate restaurants, cafés, hotels, tourist attractions, and other locations within the vicinity. And since we all trust our friends better than some random person online, the ratings and recommendations of Google’s rating community Hotpot are all features with the results. The only requirement to use this function is to be registered. For those that regularly discover new places to be, reviews can be posted on-the-go using their mobile. The app has been available in English for quite some time, but according to the Google-Blog, other languages will be available soon, as well as some new features. Read the rest of this entry »
Fight for the Middle Class (I): Google On Call?
Technically, Google seems to have finally gotten it: whoever wants to win over the middle-class has to work for it. Somehow, the idea has caught on that the world doesn’t belong to Google, as a new “service-offensive” shows. Read the rest of this entry »
Google and the Social Problem: Reviews instead of a Wave
Google is still treading on eggshells when it comes to its social media route. Wave has finally been put to rest and Places is getting an extra treat for business owners: they can now directly respond to user ratings. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Bewertungsportal, Citysearch, Communities, Google, Google Places, Qype, Wave, yelp | 
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Sleeping Beauty Woken: Google Latitude Attacks Foursquare (Or Not…)
Hopefully not too late: Google opened its new localization service Latitude using the API of other developers. Mountain View has (finally) opened itself up to check-in features modeled after the main competitor Foursquare. Read the rest of this entry »
