Scoutmob Teams Up with Foursquare

West Midtown mobile deal company to expand user base with partnership.

Scoutmob, the popular mobile deal company headquartered in West Midtown, announced this week it will integrate with mobile app Foursquare. "Behold: a match made in mobile app heaven," Scoutmob said Tuesday on its blog. The partnership will increase Scoutmob's user base by offering its mobile deals -- often offering 50-percent discounts at local restaurants and shops -- in 13 U.S. cities within Foursquare. Foursquare, a location-based mobile platform that aims to make exploring cities more interesting, has a community of more than 10 million users, according to the company. Scoutmob says currently it has more than 800,000 users. "The Foursquare-Scoutmob partnership is long overdue" Urvaksh Karkaria with the Atlanta Business Chronicle said …

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Tammy

1:28 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Scoutmob makes so much more sense to me than Groupon. Why pay for a discount that you may or may not use?   more ›

Caught in the Act

Invading the Scoutmob Headquarters

We catch the mobsters in action (and in sweatervests)

What does go on behind closed doors at the official HQ of Atlanta's (and beyond's) favorite mobile deal app, Scoutmob? We wanted to know just as much as you. So we put on our sweatervests, curled our mustaches and busted into their office in West Midtown. Okay, so they actually took care of the sweatervests and mustaches. And the mannequin greeter... And the adult ball pit... And a whole bunch of other wacky awesomeness... Why not watch our exclusive video to see exactly what we're babbling about?

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Midtown Top 5

Coupon Clippers Unite: The Coolest Scoutmob Deals for Midtown

The top five Scoutmob deals of the moment in Midtown.

Speaking as someone from the under 30 crowd, I never thought I would see a time when using coupons would return in vogue, much less to people my own age. And yet, here we are, with companies like Groupon and Scoutmob leading the way in online coupon deals. But while Groupon works by having you pay a little to get the deal, Scoutmob takes it further; you don’t have to pay anything for their coupons. For anyone not familiar, Scoutmob is an online coupon company that partners with businesses to put out great deals. Not only is saving money awesome but we also get to know trendy new places, and businesses get a chance to draw in new customers.  In honor of our post-recession newfound love for coupons, here are the top five Scoutmob deals for …

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Natalie

8:58 am on Friday, February 25, 2011

I think Groupon would be great...if it wasn't for Scout Mob. Paying for coupons used to be the thing to do. Great deals. However, now with the advent of Scout Mob, I think paying for coupons seems sooooo 2008.   more ›