The Dealmap App for iPhone and iPod Touch Gives Users Most Comprehensive View of Nearby Local Deals

MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dealmap™ (http://www.thedealmap.com), the most comprehensive source for consumers to find and share local deals, today announced The Dealmap App is available on the App Store.  The company's new app is the first to give people a full view of nearby local and daily deals, enabling iPhone and iPod touch users to access more than 350,000 local deals throughout the U.S. and U.K.  People can also filter deals by business categories or type of deal and easily add and share deals with their friends.  Additionally, The Dealmap announced that it has signed several new distribution agreements, adding Wcities, Topix, and Aloqa to its list of partners and demonstrating continued demand for the company's deal content and monetization platform.

The Dealmap aggregates the largest number of local deals on the Web and makes them available to consumers when and where they want them, through its website, social applications, daily emails, and now its mobile application.  Currently, more than 300,000 people receive daily deal updates through the company's email and Twitter programs.

"Consumers are keenly interested in local deals and coupons, and our new mobile app is the first to give them a comprehensive snapshot of nearby deals, as well as the ability to quickly add deals themselves," said Jennifer Dulski, co-founder and chief executive officer of Center'd.  "Our continued momentum signing distribution partners reflects the fact that we have the leading solution in the marketplace for publishers who want to present and monetize local deals."

Largest Number of Local Deals Now Available on iPhone and iPod touch

The Dealmap App lets people easily view nearby deals that appeal to their personal interests and enables consumers and businesses to easily add and share deals.  The app includes offers that range from national sources, to deals from social media sites, to the largest collection of popular daily deals, all in one place.  The Dealmap also captures previously hard-to-find deals – such as sales posted on local store windows but not advertised anywhere else – by allowing consumers and business to submit them directly and by using game-like rewards to create incentives for doing so.   A unique map display view allows users to see exactly where deals are relative to their own location.

Key app features include:

• Access to more than 350,000 deals every day across the U.S. and U.K.
• Only app that aggregates local daily deals, with offers from nearly 100 daily deal sources.
• Map and list views of deals with filters for 10 business categories and 8 deal types.
• Ability for consumers and businesses to quickly add deals with photos that will be featured throughout The Dealmap network.
• Deal sharing functionality through Facebook, Twitter and email.
• A saving feature so people can view deals later.
• Opportunities to earn status and rewards, including points, badges and free gift certificates by adding and sharing deals.

The Dealmap App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod Touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

Content Solutions for Large and Small Publishers

The Dealmap also announced that it has signed additional commercial API distribution agreements with Web and mobile publishers Wcities, Topix and Aloqa.  Through its publicly available APIs, developers can add unique local deal content to their sites or applications for free, and by signing a commercial agreement they can drive incremental revenue.  

Also part of today's announcement, The Dealmap has made customizable, plug-and-play widgets available for publishers who do not have the technical resources to utilize its APIs.  By using The Dealmap widgets, publishers can easily add engaging local deal content to their site for free.  

For information about The Dealmap's publicly available APIs, visit http://www.thedealmap.com/api or contact [email protected] to discuss commercial terms.  More information about the widgets can be found at http://www.thedealmap.com/widgets.

About The Dealmap

The Dealmap is the most comprehensive source for consumers to find and share the hottest local deals, all in one place.  The Dealmap aggregates the largest number of local deals on the Web, and makes previously hard-to-find deals available to people when and where they want them, through its website, mobile and social applications, and its daily email.  The site showcases discounts of up to 90% off multiple business categories, including restaurants, attractions, hotels, spas, salons, entertainment, shops and more.  Using Center'd® SentimentAnalysis, The Dealmap also integrates detailed insights about local businesses, giving people the information they need to make better local purchasing decisions.  Consumers and businesses can submit offers directly to The Dealmap website.

The Dealmap is owned and operated by Center'd Corporation, a local search and discovery company that organizes and distributes unique content based on its SentimentAnalysis technology™.  Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Center'd is led by former Microsoft and Yahoo! executives, and is funded by Norwest Venture Partners and KeyNote Ventures.

SOURCE The Dealmap