February 2012
2 posts
What's the deal? More ways to experience the city
Scoutmob now has more ways to hook you up with our favorite local businesses than ever. With so many ways to get you out the door, that we created this handy field guide to deals you will find on Scoutmob.com and the Scoutmob mobile app. Stay with me here, a few of these new-fangled deals are still fresh from the product womb.
Full App and Website Deal
Get 50% off places locals actually go, get...
Welcoming sweet local content to the Scoutmob...
Scoutmob has always been about guiding you to our local favorites. Whether it’s a shop specializing in chocolate-covered bacon, a hidden gem of a tavern {say hello to the salty old bartender, aka human beer encyclopedia} or our picks for your weekend, we strive to showcase a wide variety of what makes our cities great.
And true to our on-the-go lifestyle, everything has to available in the...
January 2012
7 posts
Announcing: shiny new features on the Scoutmob...
It’s not all fun and games for the Scoutmob product team. Amidst leisure activities, they have been working hard to bring you even more Scoutmob app goodness {like search functionality!}. Version 2.9.2 of the iPhone app is now available in the iTunes store. Download it now for the latest and greatest features.
City Map View
Use the new visual view of Scoutmob’s deals to explore...
WatchWe are pleased as punch to introduce our little bundle of How It Works joy. Like a beacon of light in a sad, boring world, this newfangled pop-up book will enlighten the uninitiated. Never again will you or your comrades wonder “what’s the deal?” Behold, it is Scoutmob.
Need a lift? Scoutmob drives website traffic for...
Our occasional series of testimonials from the local business trenches continues today with the story of Kay Bob’s Sandwiches, a new venture from a seasoned Nashville restauranteur. After Kay Bob’s went live on Scoutmob on January 9, we received this this feedback.
The Kay Bob’s website (WordPress) let’s me see where visits come from. On Sunday, Scoutmob was not on this...
scoutmob in the Press: What does 2012 have in... →
Read on for the expert opinions.
mobrumblings:
A host of claims, conjectures and sweeping generalizations have been made as to the future of mobile marketing, social commerce, daily deals, hyperlocal content and who the heck is using Google+. What can we expect for 2012?
Feels like everything.
Food Online: Restaurant dining and cooking…
December 2011
3 posts
Here's to our favoritest season of all!! (besides...
To our beloved family, friends, colleagues, and guy who has no idea why searching “fat hairy Turkish man” landed him on this Tumblr:
Holiday greetings to you and yours! In true self-indulgent holiday card fashion, we’d like to take this time to brag about all the slightly significant events of 2011. It was most definitely our best second year yet!
Can you believe it? Last year,...
New & Improved: Search Comes to the Scoutmob...
Ever tried to browse Scoutmob-approved businesses near your home, while whiling away time at the office? Ever combed through the list of deals, trying to find that new hot spot featured last month?
Update your friendly Scoutmob iPhone app, and your directionless days are over. The latest iPhone update introduces the ability to search the extensive list of current Scoutmob deals by name and...
November 2011
3 posts
Foursquare, Now with the Local Power of Scoutmob
Behold: a match made in mobile app heaven. In what many may call a long-awaited move, Scoutmob has teamed up with foursquare to deliver frictionless mobile deals to foursquare’s community of more than 15 million. Now, these urban explorers can find and redeem Scoutmob’s 50-100% off deals in 13 U.S. cities from the convenience of the foursquare app. And just like foursquare’s own Specials,...
WatchWe thought our Scoutmob Atlanta Halloween party was pretty darn awesome this year. But somehow it seems even more awesome on film. Thanks to Noah Culver & Eric Kridle for capturing the above magic.
For full photo glory, see Shane Durrance and Mai and Bri.
‘Til next year, stay curious…
October 2011
8 posts
Launching today: Hand-Picked
Today, the entire Scoutmob gang is excited to announce the launch of our newest product: we hereby call it Hand-Picked. And while we’re busy announcing such things, we also want to share a little bit more about the thinking that went behind this new feature on our site.
When we launched Scoutmob two years ago, we focused on impulsive daily purchases. And because purchases like dinner or...
WatchWhen you’re talking about paying for deals, the jokes just write themselves. Carry on Jake and Amir.
Washington DC: Revel at the 9:30
The 9:30 Club is a cheat sheet for keeping up with incredible music from the world over.
Alternative to country, take your pick of limitless awesome concerts. We know it’s A LOT to choose from, so we’ve perused their selection and handpicked the upcoming epic performances of Little Dragon & DJ Rekha on October 29 just for you.
Skeptical? Listen up.
Now that we have your...
WatchThey won, they went, they saw, they Scouted DC. Anne and Catherine’s #scoutcation in Our Nation’s Capitol was a stunning success.
Fantastic accommodations were provided by our partners at Airbnb. Why stay in a tourist district when you could be living like a local? Our thoughts exactly.
Dinner at the hottest local spot in town? Check. Graffiato exceeded expectations.
The jewel in...
September 2011
15 posts
Scoutmob DC Revel: It's on.
Typically, at every party there are two kinds of people — those who want to go home and those who don’t. We can proudly say our Inaugural Scoutmob DC ‘Stache Bash was filled with the latter.
Tons of Scoutmob supporters filed in line to eat tiny sandwiches and drink our secret concoction of mustache milk. The performers & incredible visual artists were all at their...
“La promoción de Scoutmob es una oportunidad a se convierten clientes nuevos en...”
– Did you know Scoutmob supports our local business partners in TWO languages? And we’re not talking Pirate. Yet.
Everyday, Scoutmob people are at businesses in your town training servers, cashiers, managers and other staff. Now, this information is available in both English and...
“Exactly a year ago we started talking with investors for our Series A (funding)...”
– Co-founder Dave Payne quoted in CNN Tech: True Confessions of a Daily Deal Addict (via mobrumblings - the official record of Scoutmob in the News)
Scoutmob + Foodspotting = Mobspotting!
Looking for great dishes at places locals actually go? Scoutmob has teamed up with Foodspotting to bring over 500 deals to Foodspotting’s one million app users. Foodspotters and foodseekers now have instant access to Scoutmob’s 50-100% off deals directly in the Foodspotting stream — and it’s totally free, no credit card or up-front purchase necessary.
How it Works
When...
Atlanta: A Taste of Revel
Last week Atlanta’s top sharers got “A Taste of Revel,” which brought three incredible local food experts into a one night only chocolatey smooth collaboration. Many thanks and a round of applause for locally roasted Batdorf and Bronson Coffee, Cacao Atlanta, and The Pie Shop for contributing to one humdinger of an evening.
Mouths watered and appetites were whet by a spread of pies from...
Use the Scoutmob app, enter to win Treasure Island...
Free deals AND awesome free music festivals: even more reason to love your Scoutmob app.
If you use 5+ Scoutmob deals in the month of September, you [yes, YOU!] will be entered to win a pair of two-day passes to the festive music festivities of Treasure Island Music Fest on October 15 & 16th! Pretty sweet, right?
Here’s how this works:
Use your Scoutmob app to take advantage of deals...
August 2011
15 posts
WatchBikes, the new office scooter [that’s right Pixar].
greatjobtoday:
Andy put together the new Scoutmob bike with his own bare hands to win another plaque.
Just in case you’re wondering, the new Scoutmob bike is not the one from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.
Team Scout: Rep the Local Revolution
Do you know your town inside, outside, loud and proud? Are you the go-to for restaurants, bar, shop and cafe recommendations? And most importantly: does Scoutmob rock your local-loving socks?
If so, the ‘mob needs you. We know you are passionate about your local community {just ask sweatervest@scoutmob.com, Chief Email Opener}. And we are ecstatic about creating a vibrant, supportive...
Our votes for the SF Weekly Web Awards:
While everyone has a right to his or her opinion, the people who are informed have more of a right. Here are our votes for the SF Weekly Web Awards. Please vote and feel free to steal our 2 cents:
1. Best Breaking News Twitter: KGO
3. Best Media Personality Twitter: Beth Spotswood
4. Best Public Transit Blog: Muni Diaries
6. Best Food Blogger: Jesse Hirsch
7. Best Food Vendor Twitter:...
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Check in to check out sweet mobile deals
Did you know? On any given day, Scoutmob puts nearly 500 active deals in the palm of your hand. Five hundred local businesses in 13 major cities that we encourage you to check out. That’s enough to keep you scouting for weeks, months.. really, years.
We agree; it’s a lot of data tied to a lot of locations. But intrepid hacker Jason Fertel has taken that data, and created a beautiful...
