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Google Hotpot Now Taking Up More Real Estate In SERPs

         

engine

5:44 pm on Feb 3, 2011 (gmt 0)

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Google Hotpot Now Taking Up More Real Estate In SERPs [google-latlong.blogspot.com]
You can now enjoy Hotpot recommendations in your regular search results on Google.com. So say you’re looking for a restaurant in Barcelona. Go to Google and search [restaurant barcelona]. If a friend has rated a particular restaurant, you might see their rating and what they had to say about it—as well as their name and photo—directly beneath that restaurant’s listing. To see all recommendations by your friends, click “Places” on the lefthand side of the page, and choose “Friends only.” Remember, you’ll need to be logged in to your Google account in order to see recommendations.



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tedster

6:25 pm on Feb 3, 2011 (gmt 0)

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There may be a bigger picture here that I'm missing, but I really find this kind of result strange and even a bit invasive. Since I rarely search logged in to Google account, I rarely see them.

But what do I know? If the general public ends up liking it, then I guess it will be with us.

engine

6:43 pm on Feb 3, 2011 (gmt 0)

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I agree, i'm rarely logged in at the desktop.

I suspect the impetus is for search on mobile. If you're on an Android-based OS, you'll most likely be 'logged in.'