Mfarhanonline Social Media News: The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark . If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . Name: BiteHunter Quick Pitch: BiteHunter aggregates daily deals, specials and events at dining establishments in a location-based app. Genius Idea: Pulling information about specials from social feeds of local restaurants and bars. With the recent explosion of daily deal sites adding to the specials that almost every dining establishment offers from time to time, there shouldn’t be an excuse for paying full price if budget is a priority. But there is one: browsing through a hundred daily deals sites and combing the Twitter feeds of nearby hangouts is simply more trouble than its worth. BiteHunter wants to make it less troublesome by creating what CEO Gil Harel calls a “ Kayak for restaurants.” Since March, the website has enabled users to search through daily deals from partner sites and discounts at restaurants. On Thursday, it launched an iPhone app that does the same thing based on a user’s current location. The real-time location aspect and the comprehensiveness of the app both differentiate its capabilities from daily deal aggregators like Dealery and Monster Offers — at least as far as dining is concerned. In addition to incorporating APIs from sites like Groupon and deals newsletters, BiteHunter also developed a technology that searches restaurants and bars’ social feeds for mentions of specials or other offers. It includes these offers in its search results. Currently the startup is pulling in revenue by referring its users to daily deal sites and reservation sites like OpenTable. Eventually Harel says he hopes to create his own ad network for the website and app. The smartest asp! ect of t he startup, which is currently operating on a round of seed funding, is that as the deals space gets more competitive its product gets more useful. “The more players that are providing deals in real-time, the better it is for BiteHunter,” Harel says about the current deals trend. “…for us its just another great service to pull information from.” Image courtesy of mmewuji . Series Supported by Microsoft BizSpark The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark , a startup program that gives you three-year access to the latest Microsoft development tools, as well as connecting you to a nationwide network of investors and incubators. There are no upfront costs, so if your business is privately owned, less than three years old, and generates less than U.S.$1 million in annual revenue, you can sign up today . More About: Bitehunter , bizspark , daily deals , startup For more Startups coverage: Follow Mfarhanonline Startups on Twitter Become a Fan on Facebook Subscribe to the Startups channel Download our free apps for Android , Mac , iPhone and iPad Social Media reviews series maintain by Mayya
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