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Comparison shopping website Nextag launched Dealforce, a free mobile app for the iPhone with the mission to “bring shopping back to the streets.” The application comes preloaded with tons of deals, but the idea here is to add deals you spot and share them with other Dealforce users. To make that possible, the application is relying on a GPS receiver to pinpoint your location and include it [location] with the deal information.
And that’s not all. The social element is also built in, allowing users to interact with one another and show their appreciation for some deal by publicly “Loving” it (a la Facebook “Like”). Needless to say, the more people “Love” some deal, it will emerge at the top of the search results.
Finally when it comes to merchants, they can also participate by posting hot deals to eventually increase local foot traffic to their stores.
Naturally the iPhone app is just a start, with Nextag planning to launch the Android version in the near future. In the meantime, those of you owning an Apple handset can grab Dealforce from a link below.
Dealforce (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.
