Foodspotting at Lotusphere #ls11
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Foodspotting is a social network combining finding the best food dishes with Foursquare check-ins, Facebook Places and Twitter. I had the pleasure of talking to their community manager and thought bringing this tool to Lotusphere made perfect sense.
The idea is not rating of restaurants, but you showing off your favorite foods you find with a picture and a Foursquare checkin. The application then shows the best dishes to be found around you. There are plenty of times people are looking for good food around Lotusphere. This shows it off, let's you become an expert in food categories and share the location.
As a foodseeker, you can…
* Explore your city or neighborhood to see the nearest, latest and best foods around you.
* Look up a restaurant and see what’s good there.
* Find a particular dish that you’re craving.
* Bookmark foods you want to try by clicking (“Want it!”)
* Vote up foods you’ve tried and loved (“Nom it!”).
* Access guides from experts like the Travel Channel to see the nearest recommendations to you.
* Follow people and guides that you trust, and places and foods that you love.
As a foodspotter, you can...
* Share where to find a food you love by uploading a photo (“spotting it”), emailing it to food@foodspotting.com (you’ll need to add details from the website), or adding it to a guide.
* Complete guides, scavenger hunts and challenges to earn badges and recognition.
* Become a dish expert by spotting five or more foods of the same type.
* Earn virtual tips for making quality contributions to the Foodspotting community.
Make friends with Lotusphere and myself on Foodspotting to get started!
Foodspotting integrates heavily with Foursquare, Facebook Places and Twitter (sorry Gowalla users for now). It is available in the App Store for iPhone/iPod Touch and if you track me down I know about the Android beta and where to go.
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On Thursday, January 27th, 2011 by Chris Miller
