recommendations

Amid talks of a Groupon acquisition, the smart local recommendations app Alfred has arrived on Android. Alfred serves up personalized suggestions for nearby restaurants, coffee shops, bars and nightclubs using…

Local Recommendations App Alfred Gets A Whole New Look For Its Android Debut

Sometimes you want to go out, but aren’t sure what’s going on in your city that would interest you. SeatGeek, the ticket search engine for live events, is launching an…

SeatGeek Unveils Columbus, A “Pandora For Live Events”

Social gaming network PapayaMobile and the value exchange-based mobile ad network Tapjoy are today announcing a partnership that will combine the power of their two communities to help Android users…

PapayaMobile & Tapjoy Announce Partnership On New Social Marketplace For Mobile

In September, Wikets, Inc., announced it had raised $1.5 million from venture firms Andreessen Horowitz and Battery Ventures, as well as from six angel investors, to build a new iPhone application that allows…

Wikets, The Social Commerce App With $1.5M In Funding, Rewards Users For Recommendations

Shelby.tv, the video-sharing startup (and stars of Bloomberg’s TechStars reality show), is today exiting out of its private alpha phase and launching into a public beta. The service, founded by Reece…

Video-Sharing Startup Shelby.tv Launches Into Public Beta With New iOS App

Local recommendations mobile app Alfred has arrived in a new, iPad-optimized format (iTunes) which includes deeper integration with Facebook. The optional Facebook Connect sign-in feature enables Alfred to better learn about its…

Local Recommendations App Alfred Hits iPad, Plans To Add Deal Curation Soon