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February 8, 2011

Find New Things To Do, With Location Based Apps

Its a game about going places, doing challenges and earning points. SCVNGR, Today announced that it will now come preloaded on the LG Optimus V, the newest prepaid smartphone from Virgin Mobile USA.


While there’s no exclusivity with Virgin Mobile, the partnership marks the first time a location-based service will be preloaded on a smartphone.


Scvngr differentiates it self from other check in services by adding activities and challenges to the mix. For the consumer, this may promote continued usage and battle check in fatigue, the realization that the check in experience ends with just sharing your location to friends.

Challenges may include group check ins or completing a task at a particular store to earn a discount or coupon.

 
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