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One of the most common ways that people find new restaurants to frequent is through the recommendations of friends and other peers.  Whether it’s for a one-time event or for more regular visits, people trust the recommendations of people like them when it comes to food.  This fact is what has driven cool person in technology Shane Quigley to found his company Foddr.

Foddr is an online web tool that connects to social networking in order to provide users with restaurant recommendations based on where their friends and the friends of their friends are going to eat.  Through the use of algorithms and a connection to customers’ Facebook profiles, Quigley’s web tool scans different statuses and geotagged locations from a person’s social networking connections.  Foddr then uses this data to provide Quigley’s customers with recommendations for their next night out on the town.  Foddr currently requires a connection to Facebook in order to work properly.  Anyone whose Facebook profile does not properly connect to Foddr to give them recommendations can seek help from an online tech support professional.  Read more »

Finding new products, books, music, movies, or activities you want to try isn’t always easy, even with all the resources the Internet provides.  While sites like Amazon provide customer reviews, they are from strangers whose tastes and experiences may not be the same as your own.  This difficulty remains present even in places dedicated to reviews specifically such as Yelp!, TripAdvisor, and Google review pages.  While these reviews can give people general ideas about the quality of different media, products and activities, they don’t compare to recommendations from people whose opinion someone trusts the most, such as friends and family.  Qwinti is a cool product in technology that attempts to resolve this concern by giving people a social platform where they can review and recommend any experience they have, but keep those reviews within the confines of one’s social network.  Qwinti only works through Facebook.  This means that only friends and family see anyone’s review of a product or experience.  This strategy aims for people to get better recommendations that are more relevant to them by limiting the pool of potential reviewers to only the people that a consumer trusts.  Anyone who has problems installing Qwinti on Facebook will need online tech support to assist them with setup. Read more »