Get Trusted Advice on Food and Culture from Real Local Insiders with Blikkee
NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 01, 2018 -- Blikkee, a community for the locally curious to share insider tips on food and culture, today announced the launch of its mobile app for iOS. Delivering real local insider advice in near real-time, Blikkee introduces users to trusted locals to provide personalized suggestions on where to go, what to eat and what to experience. Blikkee is a free app available for download on the App Store for iPhone iOS 9.3 and higher.
Blikkee puts trusted, real local insiders at users’ fingertips. Instead of wasting time researching online, reading through hundreds of questionable reviews or sifting through a sea of ads, Blikkee empowers users to connect directly with neighborhood experts for advice on authentic local culture. With a simple user interface, one asks the community questions according to what experiences they crave, and a real local insider responds with trusted recommendations to help users explore local culture at its best.
“We created Blikkee to empower people, like us, who are locally curious. We found millennials, in particular, crave authentic, non-touristy experiences, but finding the best local spots and hidden gems can be time consuming and frustrating,” said Jeffrey Dobin, co-founder of Blikkee. “At Blikkee, we tap into the shared economy to enable users to learn from peers to explore real local culture in their own neighborhoods and abroad.”
“Blikkee’s community is made of up of locals who are actively engaged and passionate about their local scene, and who want to help others experience where to go, what to eat and what to drink,” said Elan Kotz, co-founder of Blikkee. “With Blikkee, people can eliminate indecision and focus on getting out there to explore fresh new things to do and places to go. They simply join our community, ask local insiders for advice, and pay-it-forward by helping others when they have recommendations to share.”
Blikkee’s community helps people:
• Discover new places and hidden gems via real time chat with local insiders. Users query the local community by filtering city and experience, like “brunch in Baltimore” for example. The in-app chat feature allows users to ask locals for advice as well as share their own recommendations.
• Experience authentic local culture and amazing food by going where the locals go. Blikkee users are in the driver’s seat and can select from the community of insiders for advice. Blikkee gets smarter the more users engage, streamlining user functionality based on previous advice giving and seeking.
• Share their own knowledge and help other people with real insider advice. Users can receive and give cash tips for great advice through the in-app integration with Venmo and earn karma points for providing useful recommendations.
During its beta phase, the Blikkee app has connected thousands of users in cities including New York, Baltimore, Washington DC and New Orleans for real time chat on recommendations and advice for go-to spots and favorite foods from real local insiders. With today’s announcement, Blikkee aims to continue its momentum and growth in more local communities across major US cities.
About Blikkee
Blikkee is all about helping others experience authentic local culture. Blikkee introduces users to real insiders to learn their go-to spots, secret menus, and favorite foods. There’s way too much noise out there when it comes to discovering new places to go, what to eat and what to drink. Who has time to sift through all these recommendations and ads? People waste hours researching online and choosing restaurants or hip places to check out - when all they really want is a friend, or a foodie, to tell them where to go. Blikkee puts one at your fingertips and empowers you to discover the most legit experiences- in your own hood or abroad. Simply join our community, ask local insiders for advice, and pay-it-forward by helping others when you have recommendations to share. To learn more, visit us at http://www.blikkee.com or AngelList.
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Carol Hickins, Blikkee, http://blikkee.com, +1 646-345-3954, [email protected]
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