Hotlist
Hotlist is a location based social utility that enables users to find out "what’s going on" amongst their friends and networks. The site’s main purpose is to keep friends in the loop, find what’s popular and view the social scene at any venue. The site provides detailed analytics (guy-to-girl ratio, age groups, university affiliations) and photos of the crowd expected to attend a venue. The site is primarily community driven, and caters exclusively to college students and alumni. Hotlist has been referred to as Facebook Events on Steroids.
Website
College students and alumni can join Hotlist via Facebook connect. People who do not belong to a college network on Facebook will be rejected.
Interface
Funding
NYU Stern
NYU Stern gave Hotlist a $25,000 grant after winning NYU's 10th Annual Business Plan Competition.
Incubation
Hotlist's first headquarters was Carlyle Court, an NYU dorm. Hotlist is currently operating out of the NYU Poly Incubator set up by NYU Poly and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
See Also
- Facebook connect
- Fire Eagle
- Geolocation
- Google Latitude
- Loopt