Every Friday I try to share one of my favourite finds of the week – a web-site, tool or app that has impressed me.
My Friday Favourite this week is Slingr – a location-based social gifting app that allows you to remotely buy a beer (or indeed, any food or drink on offer at a location) for somebody, wherever you are in the world!
Location-based Social Gifting
Available as an App for iOS and Android, Slingr works by allowing registered users to check-in to a location such as a bar or restaurant – in the same way you might check-in on Facebook, Foursquare or Yelp!
Once checked in, Slingr updates your Social Media status (at the moment, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are all supported) to let your network know which location you are visiting, along with a link.
Any of your network who follows the link can see a choice of food and drinks the venue has on offer, and can choose to buy you something from wherever they are, that order then being delivered to your table along with a printed note featuring a message from the buyer.
Which Locations support Slingr?
At the moment, Slingr only covers some locations in San Francisco and Los Angeles – and it has plenty of competition from Gift Card apps, Coupon Apps and the big location based players such as Facebook and Foursquare. With that said, I can see huge potential for Slingr being used at Conferences, Parties and all manner of locations and events and I hope their business takes off.
Who will be the first in your area to start accepting Slingr orders? Well, if you’re a business owner you can apply to set Slingr up at your venue now.
Registering for Slingr
If you’d like to register for Slingr as a user, then you can get Slingr on the App Store or Slingr on Google Play for free now.
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Richard Tubb is one of the best-known experts within the global IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) community. He launched and sold his own MSP business before creating a leading MSP media and consultancy practice. Richard helps IT business owner’s take back control by freeing up their time and building a business that can run without them. He’s the author of the book “The IT Business Owner’s Survival Guide” and writer of the award-winning blog www.tubblog.co.uk
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3 thoughts on Slingr – Buy someone a drink from anywhere in the world!
MARINA
2ND JULY 2021 14:14:01
Doesn't work from the UK
RICHARD TUBB
6TH JULY 2021 19:22:43
Correct, Marina. Let's hope Slingr brings us some UK love soon! :-)
BOREN BURMAN
27TH APRIL 2023 00:07:33
I’m from the UK. In the Bahamas, met sone lovely guys from TX, want to send them a beer, or two. How do we get this app going, such good and handy way to surprise and delight? Very cool idea! Boren, just this moment found you guys.