iPhone Apps

I like cooking at home but I also enjoy eating out once in a while. More so for tryng out new restaurants in and out of town. In this social networking era, it’s rarely random restaurant picking anymore. I do my research before heading out or even when I am already out, there are apps to tell me what’s around and the community can let me know their rating. Yelp.com is what I use most of the time. Its iPhone app shows restaurants around me and I can filter specific criteria as I like. I find that very useful when you are not familiar with the area and by reading users’ comments, you know what you should pick from the menu. One thing I found though, is that there are more angry people in the Internet community than happy people. People who have bad experience with a business tend to be louder with their comments. So keep that in mind when you read through them.

Another apps that I also use when I am out is Foursquare. It is a weird concept to me at first what the purpose of the app is but it gets users addicted to checking into places just to get some badges and status. Then I started seeing promotions from stores for people who checkin. What a great promotion idea! It’s definitly beneficial to both sellers and consumers. With the power of the online commnity, you can just find out all businesses around you. You can checkout tips from people for any places. Again, another way to get to know your area more.

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