This simplified version of AdWords follows other recent efforts to attract new local advertisers, such as the redesigned Google Places, the new AdWords credit card, the launch of Google Offers, and the elimination of the redundant Hotpot.
At one point, there were three local services with large amounts of overlap being offered by Google simultaneously (Hotpot, Places, and Maps). Google is likely the most ambitious company to date: They want to own every facet of the Internet...
Using Places/Hotpot we can see which of our connections have checked in where in real life too! Looking at trends in device usage, +1 developments and the Google Profile incentive, considered against what is really important to Google from a...
Google heavily marketed Hotpot in Portland, only to see the program discontinued and merged into Places. Offers is now tied into Google's Portland page, which also promotes Google Places and Boost ads.
Google Places Eats Hotpot: What's it Mean for Local Search? Google has decided to drop the Hotpot name and merge it with Google Places, which is how Google should have set it up initially. Google announced it is dropping the Tags feature for its...
They have dropped Hotpot and rolled it in to Places, the Trends information has dropped Hot Topics and during all these changes Larry has had an executive shakeup. Google announced it is dropping the Tags feature for its Places product - a feature...
Google has decided to drop the Hotpot name and merge it with Google Places, which is how Google should have set it up initially. However, there are clear points to consider with the recent Hotpot merger into places and the +1 Button incentives for...
But perhaps it's no coincidence that the oddly named Hotpot (a name Google was still trying to explain in their final blog post), which debuted in November, was merged into Google Places Friday as well -- perhaps as part of Google's bigger focus...
Hotpot is going Places - Google LatLong Check in, gain status, and unlock offers at more places with Google Latitude - Google LatLong Overstock.com says Google penalty hurt sales - Reuters Google Tests a Search Option for Definitions - Google...
View Google's HotPot - business rating platform. From insights to tags, Local to Places, and the ability to do reputation management; Google Places has been one of the Google products that never wanders too far from the news roll.
Google Hotpot now on Google.com and around the world - Official Google Blog In a move that seemed inevitable, Google Latitude announced the ability to check-in to places. Google Places Hotel Booking Feature To Be Available to All .
No news yet on how this will integrate with Google's up and coming HotPot. Those reviews are also fed into HotPot. In a move that seemed inevitable, Google Latitude announced the ability to check-in to places.
Kaufer said talks between his company and Google broke down after the Internet search giant said it would continue to include TripAdvisor's user-generated reviews of businesses such as hotels in its Google's Place pages and Hotpot business-reviews...
Google is working hard to push Hotpot as a competitor to FourSquare and other location based social networking sites. Hotpot Adds Preferred Friend Filter For Location Recommendations by Frank Watson Google Places to Rollout Repair Option for Merged...
Google is working hard to push Hotpot as a competitor to FourSquare and other location based social networking sites. If you want one particular friend's input on Italian restaurants or another on sports bars, Hotpot now allows you the ability.
The Maps team announced the integration of HotPot into Google Maps, one day before Google announced availability of the HotPot iPhone app. If you are not familiar with the product yet, HotPot is Google's new social recommendation product.
Google Places added a new social element - Hotpot. Smartly, Hotpot pushes Places, getting business owners to claim their free listings to help Google build their efforts in the online Yellow Pages space, while using social networking to build...
