Writing and reading content covering restaurant reviews is a thing of the past. Foodspotting allows you to share photos of foods that you recommend which allows others to see the culinary selection - wherever they go. It promotes food establishments in a visually stimulating manner.
Foodspotting is another Location Based Search tool that has found its niche (food) with over 400,000 members. It released all Apple applications earlier this year which has increased activity and it has also been integrated with Zagat's application. Additionally, alliances have been created with top chefs and cable channels.
Did you make a website for a restaurant, café, coffee shop, or bakery? If so, Foodspotting works wonderfully in garnering your site and your venue attention. The basic premise behind Foodspotting is that good food can be found everywhere. It empowers the user to share his or her culinary adventure by uploading photos to the site and providing other details. Think about it. If you have people walking through your restaurant door and you offer a quality product, wouldn't you want people to rave about it online?
Just because the Foodspotting service applies to physical locations does not mean your website can not be a factor. Your site is there to support and promote your eatery or other food centric establishment. By integrating with Foodspotting you can be well on your way to garnering tremendous visibility and credibility. The site has tools that will allow for others to spread their message about your food; both via photos and virally. No doubt people are going to write and share photos of the dish on their wall. No doubt they will include information about where it is. This is because it is human nature to want to persuade others and turn them onto things we enjoy. This is one of the ways we connect in the world; by experiencing common things. Everyone eats, so Foodspotting's tank has got to be full. This can lead to a potentially infinite number of people promoting your establishment's offerings, everywhere. On Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, blogs, and other free websites.
Finding a recommendation for a restaurant is as easy as pie. Pun intended. It's as easy as window shopping at your favorite bakery.
Sharing a recommendation is also very easy. Just take a picture and share what you love with others. Tell people where you found it. Instead of writing and telling about it; show it!
Foodspotting was founded on the principle that it is all about the food and where to find it. The price, setting, crowd, temperature, smell. Nothing else matters. The project was not started in a large city. It has been set up from the very beginning to work in any city anywhere on earth. Good food, the founders hold can be found anywhere. The service encourages the exploration of new types of food. Ratings are meaningful as it comes not from professional food critics but ordinary everyday people who have a passion for fine cuisine and spreading the word about it.
Foodspotting rewards Food spotters by giving them points and grants based on different levels of expertise. A person who votes one of your dishes with a “nom” (best) ranking that is validated by other users gives you a super amount of credibility. That is something to Tweet and blog about, share on Facebook, include in a newsletter.
Foodspotters are awarded “tips” that are earned by making contributions considered valuable. For example, you collect 20 tips for every food sighting, another 20 tips when someone tries a dish that you spotted, 25 tips when someone “Noms” a dish you reported first and 10 tips when somebody posts a compliment on your sighting.
