Local Review Social Network Trusted Places Rolls Out Iphone Application
December 17th, 2011 | 
Author: Local Review Social Network Trusted Places Rolls Out Iphone Application
Discovering and sharing interesting places now on the iPhone
London 12 November 2007: TrustedPlaces the unique online community for discovering and sharing reviews of places to socialise has launched an optimised version of its website for the iPhone to coincide with its launch in the UK. iPhone owners are now able to discover user generated reviews of thousands of restaurants bars cafeacute;s pubs and much more by going to trustedplaces.com/iphone.
The TrustedPlaces iPhone application is fully integrated to the iPhones capability. Clicking on any phone number on a webpage activates a call whereas clicking on a places address details brings up its location on Google Maps. The user can ask for directions and if theyre planning a meetup they can email all the details for a place using iPhone inbuilt email capability. Cofounder and COO Walid Al Saqqaf said: The iPhone is a fantastic device that will have a big impact on how people access the web from their phone. With the TrustedPlaces application users now have an easy way to discover all the recommendations from their peers not just when they are by their computers but on the move as well. It is a natural extension to TrustedPlaces.com and were very excited about its evolution.
With the iPhone finding great places to dine or socialize has never been easier. The TrustedPlaces App. makes the best use of the iPhones capability to discovering some of the best rated restaurants bars and pubs in your area by real people.
The application uses the TrustedPlaces API Application Programming Interface which is currently under closed beta and was conceived and developed by Brightonbased software house Builtbydave the brainchild of David Stone. The API allows for two way sharing of all TrustedPlaces content and the company is actively looking for partners to participate in its Syndication Partner programme.
About TrustedPlaces
With reviews from over 450 cities in 40 countries TrustedPlaces allows people to discover and share online all the latest information on where to go out via reviews and recommendations from the TrustedPlaces community of passionate and engaged individual reviewers.
With unique content continuously refreshed by its members TrustedPlaces aims to become the UKs largest online resource for independent reviews for lifestyle places. In July The Guardian listed the company as one of the Top 10 dotcoms to watch recognising the growth and potential of the locationfocused social network. Founded in 2006 by Sokratis Papafloratos and Walid Al Saqqaf in London UK the beta site launched in February 2007 when TrustedPlaces also secured pound;500k funding from HOWZAT Media.
For more information visit www.trustedplaces.com
To see TrustedPlaces on the iPhone visit www.trustedplaces.com/iphone
Read our blog at: http://trustedplaces.com/blog
Contacts:
Sokratis Papafloratos
CEO amp; Cofounder
sokratistrustedplaces.com
44 07717 307032
Walid Al Saqqaf
COO amp; Cofounder
walidtrustedplaces.com
44 07971 886260
About the writer: Walid Al Saqqaf is the cofounder and COO of TrustedPlaces
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