Google Maps Allows You To Tweet Hotpot Reviews; Adds "Pinging" Feature To Check-Ins
Now in the Android Maps app, you’ll be able to Tweet your ratings and reviews with Twitter followers on Twitter directly from the device. Using the app’s rating widget, you’ll have the option of connecting to Twitter and post a review to your account.
Today, Google is allowing you to contact any nearby friends on the map, by “pinging” them instead of texting or calling. According to Google, if you “ping” someone they will receive an Android notification from you asking them to check in at a place. And when they check in using your request, you’ll get a notification right back so you know which place to go to meet up with them.
Yes, it’s a little confusing. And you can only ping other Android phone users. But in the context of Google’s new social agenda, it is interesting to see the search giant adding more social features to its products.