The Internet’s transition from user-generated content to user-curated content continues as Facebook adds some new apps to its timeline. The social network announced in a blog post this morning that timeline apps will be available for Foodspotting, Foodily, Ticketmaster, Pinterest, Rotten Tomatoes, Pose, Kobo, Gogobot, TripAdvisor and other emerging social networks.
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Foodspotting co-founder Soraya Darabi spoke with Beet.tv founder and executive producer Andy Plesser about its integration with the Zagat iPhone app. Foodspotting’s iPhone app has 100,000 registered users who have uploaded 250,000 dish reviews, and a beta version of its Android app launched a few days earlier.
Photos and comments can now be added to check-ins on location based mobile app foursquare via the iPhone and foursquare.com, with an update for the Android operating system to be released later this week, the company announced on its blog. From the post:
Comments make meeting up and exploring so much easier. Improve your day by telling a friend that you’re around the corner and they should swing by. And getting a last-minute comment reminding you to order the best dish saves your meal. (You can even comment on the Web site and from check-in links posted to Facebook and Twitter!)
Tips with photos change everything. See dishes before ordering them, figure out if a venue looks fun, or easily identify a hard-to-find spot. More info = better exploration.
The past comes to life. You can visit your history page on foursquare.com to see all the places you’ve been, with photos and comments preserved. Remembering is more fun than ever.
Be sure your iPhone has foursquare push notifications turned on so you’ll know when your friends leave you a comment.
One in four Americans will get food poisoning each year and despite any recession people still need to eat, and taking photos of delicious meals is all the rage so I would argue that yes, consumers are hungry, but not for food. Consumers are hungrier more than ever for faith.
