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PlaceSpotting is an online game, based on Google Maps. It's server is based in Switzerland and has English and German language versions. In international Media, PlaceSpotting is recommended as a challenging amusement (article in stern.de Template:De icon)

What is it about

The way PlaceSpotting works is simple:

To create a new quizz, move and zoom the map until it shows an interesting place. Provide some hints for the person who will try to solve it and a message one will see if the riddle is solved. After saving the quiz you can send it by mail to a friend or embed it in your homepage as a picture.
If someone wants to solve the quiz its task is to find the place shown in your picture on a second google map. The site additionally has a blog to share questions or hints, a search function, and the possibility to rate quizzes.
Players are scoring an approximate 11% success rate.^[1]
In the first 30 months after going live approximately 3.3 Million quizzes were opened and 20'000 created.

The basic idea

PlaceSpotting was developed for people who used email communication to send their friends screen shots of interesting places and wanted them to guess what place was shown in the picture.

Different platforms

Beside the web page PlaceSpotting can be played as a Facebook Application^[2] or as an iPhone App^[3]

Community

PlaceSpotting is present on Facebook^[4] and StudiVZ^[5] and on Youtube^[6] is a short Video about how to play PlaceSpotting.

External links

placeSpotting.com

References

^ Fussen, Martin (May 25, 2008). "Site Info / Contact".
^ "Facebook Application".
^ "iPhone App".
^ "Facebook Group".
^ "StudiVZ Group".
^ "Youtube Video PlaceSpotting".

Media coverage

[website-1] Fussen, Martin (May 25, 2008). "Site Info / Contact".

[facebookapp-2] "Facebook Application".

[iphoneapp-3] "iPhone App".

[facebookgroup-4] "Facebook Group".

[studivzgroup-5] "StudiVZ Group".

[youtubevideo-6] "Youtube Video PlaceSpotting".

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 *If someone wants to solve the quiz its task is to find the place shown in your picture on a second google map. The site additionally has a blog to share questions or hints, a search function, and the possibility to rate quizzes.
 *Players are scoring an approximate 11% success rate.<ref name="website">{{cite web |url=http://www.placespotting.com/more.php |title=Site Info / Contact |last=Fussen |first=Martin |date=May 25, 2008}}</ref>
-*In the first year after going live approximately 1.2 Million quizzes were opened and 8'000 created.
+*In the first 30 months after going live approximately 3.3 Million quizzes were opened and 20'000 created.
 ==The basic idea==
 '''''PlaceSpotting''''' was developed for people who used email communication to send their friends screen shots of interesting places and wanted them to guess what place was shown in the picture.
+==Different platforms==
+Beside the web page '''''PlaceSpotting''''' can be played as a [[Facebook]] Application<ref name="facebookapp">{{cite web |url=http://apps.facebook.com/placespotting/ |title=Facebook Application}}</ref> or as an [[iPhone]] App<ref name="iphoneapp">{{cite web |url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=336761102&mt=8|title=iPhone App}}</ref>
 ==Community==
-'''''PlaceSpotting''''' is even present on [[Facebook]]<ref name="facebookgroup">{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4842022691 |title=Facebook Group}}</ref> and [[StudiVZ]]<ref name="studivzgroup">{{cite web |url=http://www.studivz.net/Groups/Overview/0cc3249e836cc1fb |title=StudiVZ Group}}</ref> and on [[Youtube]]<ref name="youtubevideo">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvkRNGwhhP8&feature |title=Youtube Video PlaceSpotting}}</ref> is a short Video about how to play '''''PlaceSpotting'''''.
+'''''PlaceSpotting''''' is present on [[Facebook]]<ref name="facebookgroup">{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4842022691 |title=Facebook Group}}</ref> and [[StudiVZ]]<ref name="studivzgroup">{{cite web |url=http://www.studivz.net/Groups/Overview/0cc3249e836cc1fb |title=StudiVZ Group}}</ref> and on [[Youtube]]<ref name="youtubevideo">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvkRNGwhhP8&feature |title=Youtube Video PlaceSpotting}}</ref> is a short Video about how to play '''''PlaceSpotting'''''.
 ==External links==