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Epok.mobi launches mobile restaurant reviews (and free meals!)

Started by Ewan · 1 year ago

Have a read of this familiar tale from Epok founder, Ron:

I’m out with some friends at a bar in London. And we decide to get something to eat. But it being London, it’s pouring with rain and there’s not an empty taxi in sight.

Someone knows an Italian restaurant nearby, eventually he gets their number, [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Nice idea, but n.b. that's 'free meal' as in 'buy one, get one free'. Not quite the same thing - someone has to part with ca£h.

    But it can be for up to 10 people, so could save you some serious dosh if it was a company-expenses team meal ;-)

    Anyone else tried Streetflow on the iPhone? Same sort of thing, but is location-aware (a la Google Maps), a bit buggy right now but it looks promising.

    /m
  • You can do this today! We launched Socialight's Late London service last year to provide almost exactly this type of service - with a twist. The service is focused around solving the "11pm problem" - when you get kicked out of a pub and don't really know what to do next (what's open? where you can grab a bite? etc).

    You can try it out by texting the word "late" to our shortcode 88811. You can also go directly to the site by typing in http://m.socialight.com into your mobile web browser.

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