dri ven ” ▁social ▁platform ▁G ig ame et . ▁ ▁Joe ▁Meyer , ▁formerly ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁General ▁Manager ▁for ▁A OL ' s ▁Qu igo ▁Techn ologies , ▁came ▁on ▁as ▁Hop Stop ' s ▁President ▁and ▁CE O ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Hop Stop ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁fast est ▁growing ▁software ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁ranked ▁ 1 , 1 8 2 ▁overall ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Inc ▁ 5 0 0 ▁| ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁list . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁iOS ▁ 6 ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁in ▁which ▁Apple ▁replaced ▁support ▁for ▁Google ▁Maps ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁mapping , ▁Hop Stop ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁trans it ▁apps ▁for ▁Apple ▁products ▁by ▁multiple ▁publish ers , ▁including ▁Business ▁Ins ider , ▁Fast Company , ▁and ▁W ired . ▁ ▁Apple ▁Inc . ▁acquired ▁Hop Stop ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁dropped ▁support ▁for ▁Windows ▁Phone ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Apple ▁removed ▁the ▁Android ▁version ▁of ▁its ▁app ▁from ▁the ▁Play ▁Store . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Hop Stop ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁available ▁on ▁any ▁platform ; ▁Apple , ▁instead , ▁began ▁using ▁the ▁iOS ▁ 9 ▁update ▁to ▁supply ▁Apple ▁Maps ▁trans it ▁directions . ▁Apple ▁received ▁some