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CardStar’s mobile loyalty app has been updated to integrate with Groupon, bringing all those lovely Groupon savings (estimated at $1 billion) to CardStar’s 1.3 million iPhone users. Once your CardStar app is updated, you will be able to access deals offered by both national and local retailers in more than 160 cities.
With this Groupon integration, local businesses and merchants get another touch point to reach shoppers in their area. Consumers on their end get to access additional deals which are outside of traditional retailer rewards programs.
I like it. Actually – I LOVE Groupon! What they’ve accomplished is astonishing, having turned coupon-hating people like me into Groupon fans and evangelists. Bringing a piece of paper to a store or restaurant to get some percent off is not my cup of tea – paying less in advance makes more sense and is way more convenient.
Back to CardStar – it was launched in January 2009 and it’s the most popular mobile loyalty application in the world, used in all 50 U.S. states and more than 180 countries worldwide.
CardStar (FREE) [iTunes link]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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