Happy Holidays from the Hotpot Team

It's been a wild and wonderful couple months, after launching Hotpot in November , and we can't wait to show you what we have in sto...

Last-Minute Shopping in Portland, Powered by Hotpot

Editor’s Note : While we’re in Portland over the next few weeks, we wanted to bring some local flavor to the blog by asking writers living i...

Got Android? Start Rating Even Faster!

Ever felt the need to leave a Hotpot review as soon as you’ve put down your silverware or signed the bill? You can on your Android-powered d...

Meet Your (Hotpot) Neighbors: James and Sara Ebenger

Editor’s Note : Each week we'll spotlight one of our amazing Hotpot users. Both so you guys can start to get to know one another, but al...

Best Evers: Jennifer Heigl, Author and Foodie

[Ed. Note: While we’re in Portland over the next few weeks, we wanted to bring some local flavor to the blog and ask writers living and work...

Video: Trail Blazers TV Spotlights Google

Last week we  launched  our first local marketing campaign for  Google Places  in Portland, Oregon. To kick things off,  we teamed up  with ...

Hotpot Jackpot: Vote For Your Favorite Portland Non-Profit

We recently launched our second Hotpot Jackpot competition to encourage Portlanders to start rating the places they know and share them wit...

Searching to Rate and Discover

On our Product Ideas page, many of you have asked for ways to filter places on Hotpot. All you mobile users may have noticed that on Google...

Keeping Things Warm and Toasty at Voodoo Doughnut

You probably know about the infamous line at Portland’s beloved Voodoo Doughnut , the one of customers that coils down the sidewalk at their...

Google and the Trail Blazers Team Up

On Thursday, Google arrived in Portland, Oregon, to spread the word about Google Places and Hotpot , their new local recommendation engine,...

Trailblazing in Portland

When we announced the availability of Hotpot last month, we knew from the beginning we were going to take a different approach to marketing...

Keeping Google Places Up To Date

Lots of things can change about a business — it can close, move, or change operating hours. As you rate places on Google, you may notice tha...

Meet Your (Hotpot) Neighbor: Kristin Appenbrink

Editor’s Note : Each week we'll be spotlighting one of our amazing Hotpot users. Both so you guys can start to get to know one another —...

Hotpot Best Evers

The other day, an excited Hotpot user pinged me on Twitter to say that he had just discovered the Best Ever medal and that he thought it wa...

Hotpot Jackpot Update

Last month at our first L3 Location, Location, Location meetup in the San Francisco Ferry Building, we kicked off Hotpot Jackpot , a conte...

Video: How To Hotpot

As you know, we recently announced the launch of  Hotpot , our new local recommendation engine for Google Places, powered by you and your fr...

Namesake

Hot pot, the dish, is about community. You and your friends huddle together and add ingredients to a pot of boiling broth, creating a delici...

How I’m Using Hotpot to Plan My Thanksgiving Weekend

The word “Thanksgiving” conjures up images of my family gathering around the table in Pennsylvania, passing the turkey and mashed potatoes t...

Map Your Favorite Places Along the Macy’s Parade Route

It's that time of the year: the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is upon us! Millions of people will be lining the streets of Manhatt...

Most-Rated Google Places

From time to time on the blog, we'll be serving up interesting bits of info based on all the rating and reviewing you guys are doing on ...