See your rated places and discover new ones directly on the map

( Cross-posted on the Lat Long Blog . ) Since the My Places tab was released earlier this summer, you’ve been able to view all the places y...

Google Places app for iPhone adds filters, open hours

We’ve added some nifty new features to the Google Places app for iPhone . Here’s a rundown: Filter search results by distance, rating and pr...

Passport, ticket, recommendations — check!

Headed to a new, unfamiliar city and — gasp! — don’t have any friends who’ve been there either? If you’ve rated and reviewed places on Goog...

Google Maps 5.8 for Android adds photo uploads, My Places, and more

(Cross-posted on the Google Lat Long Blog .)   Today, Google Maps 5.8 for Android improves Places and Latitude with: Upload photos for a ...

Discover new local gems with our new city pages

(Cross-posted on the Small Business Blog .) Over the past six months, Google Places has ventured into Portland, Oregon ; Austin, Texas ; Sa...

Introducing Descriptive Terms in Local Search Results

(Cross-posted on the Lat Long  and Small Business blogs.) Whether it’s to find a great place for dinner or to grab a cup of coffee, I often...

Google Offers beta starts in Portland, Oregon tomorrow

(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog ,  Commerce , Retail and Small Business  blogs) Portlanders know how to mix the urban (killer cof...

Check-ins and rating places get easier with Google Maps 5.5 for Android

(Cross posted from the  Google Mobile Blog .) We’ve made it easier to check in and out of places, rate various locations, and get transit in...

Discover more places you'll like based on people who're like you

The best recommendations usually come from sources you trust, like the friends and family with whom you share ratings and reviews through Go...

Better access to your content is, well, better

Google Places makes it quick and easy for you to tell your friends, and the world, what you think about the places you visit. And since your...

New on Google Places: Profiles, photo uploads and search tweaks

If you haven’t seen them yet, here are some of the new features you'll find on Google Places : New profile : When you click on a friend...

Hotpot is going Places

Last November, we introduced Hotpot , our recommendation engine to help people discover great new places when they search on Google. It’s si...

See your location history dashboard and more with Google Maps 5.3 for Android

(Cross-posted on the Google Mobile Blog .) Today, we’re happy to announce Google Maps 5.3 for Android , which lets you see your Google Locat...

Tweet your Hotpot ratings in Google Maps for Android

(Cross-posted from the Google Mobile Blog .) Whether it’s Google Places with Hotpot or Google Latitude , we’re working on helping you conne...

Share With Friends What You Liked and Disliked About a Place

Sometimes, just knowing your friend rated a place four stars isn’t enough to make a decision about where to go. That’s one reason why review...

The Austin Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Google to Central Texas

Editor’s Note : Last week we kicked off a local marketing campaign for Google Places in Austin, Texas, to spread the word about all the Goo...

Google Hotpot Now Available in More Countries and Languages

A couple things we know to be true about Hotpot , our new local recommendation engine powered by you and your friends: Regardless of where y...

Google Hotpot now on Google.com and around the world

[Cross-posted from the Google LatLong Blog and Official Google Blog ] Back in November, we introduced Hotpot , a new local recommendation e...

Check in with Google Latitude

(Cross-posted from the Google Mobile Blog .) We first introduced Google Latitude to help you stay in touch with your friends and family by ...

Share Your Photos About Places

(Cross-posted from the Lat Long Blog .) When looking for information about a place on Google Maps, I immediately look for photos to help dec...