Social Network for Business Promotions and Discount Offers

Main Features

• • Web Application:
  • Displays discounts based on latitude and longitude values, except for national discounts that are not location based.
  • Handles complex queries and performs search based on vendor title, city, state, area code, and zip code.
  • Has three user groups/logins — Business Owner, Consumer, and Administrator.
  • Automatically identifies the user and group upon login, and presents the list of functions that can be performed by the user group.
  • Business owner
  • Create a profile for their business.
  • Enter discount details such as expiry date, category, local or national.
  • Enter and verify address displayed in Google Maps API.
  • Renew discounts by the expiration date, failing which the discounts are removed from search results.
  • Consumer
  • Search and view discounts in the directory.
  • Redeem discounts/coupons by using the printed copy in stores.
  • Review discounts and share them in social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
  • Administrator
  • Manage all business owner and consumer accounts; delete or ban users.
  • Verify and manage discounts and locations of businesses.
  • Manage discount categories and tag discounts to be displayed as ads.
  • Verify consumer reviews on discounts.
  • Receive email notifications for new discounts and business profiles.
• • Mobile Application:
  • App is built for iPhone , Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone.
  • Shoppers can avail discounts and redeem coupons.
  • When launched, the application automatically detects the physical location of the user and displays discounts and offers at the nearest location.
  • Discounts are categorized based on verticals.
  • Consumers can search for discounts using vendor name, city, state, area code, or zip code, and redeem them at stores.
  • Maps provide directions for the consumer to reach the business store.
  • Shoppers can submit reviews.