miPlaces

miPlaces is a one-stop, “with you all the time” tool for finding and shopping at local retail merchants based on your current location.  In one swoop, it replaces traditional resources including phone books, newspaper/print reviews, coupon/deal offers, maps, frequent customer cards, and even helps collect recommendations from friends.   By leapfrogging the PC and organizing all of the needed tools within a single smartphone app, you get these capabilities in one place when you need them, where you need them and with only a couple taps of your phone.  

Want to get a list of nearby options for a specific merchant type based on your current location? – miPlaces helps.

Want to then research these options using reviews, friend recommendations, hours of operation and other basic information – miPlaces does that too.

Want to find and consider available deals and discounts? – miPlaces again.

After making a choice, do you need one-touch directions, a direct call or a way to schedule with a Facebook friend? – You guessed it – miPlaces helps.

Want to collect frequent customer points for various miPlaces merchants in one place (your miPlaces account) without the need to keep track of a bunch of punch cards?  - Yes, for miPlaces Merchant Solutions retailers, miPlaces does that too.

In addition to being a helpful tool for smartphone users, miPlaces also aims to support your favorite local merchants.  By providing them with customer relationship building and marketing tools, miPlaces helps put local retailers on even competitive footing with large national chains.  The combination is a miPlaces community that benefits both community members using the miPlaces app and the local merchants that they want to support.

Note: This application requires a Facebook account.  Make sure you read the terms of service and privacy policy before using.

For infomation on new releases and other developments with this application, please visit our web page at http://www.miplaces.com, follow us on twitter @miplaces and/or check out our Facebook application page here: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=184164244930865