Wednesday, December 16, 2009

LeapFrog Solutions ranked as "Favorite Places on Google"

Google has identified over 100,000 businesses in the U.S. as "Favorite Places on Google" based on Google users' interaction with local business listings and LeapFrog Solutions made the list!

What does this mean you may be thinking - Well, each business is receiving a window decal with a unique QR code that you scan with your phone to read reviews, star the business as your own favorite and more. To the right is an image of the window decal with the QR barcode.

What do you do with the barcode?

This unique bar code on the lower right of the sticker (known as a QR code) lets customers - and potential customers - instantly learn more about a business, by visiting a mobile version of the business' Place Page on any supported phone. Here's more on how it works and what you can do with it:

  1. Make sure your phone can scan a QR code with its camera, either with an application that you download or via software that's already installed on your phone. To find out what application to use for your phone, we recommend doing a Google search for the model of your phone along with "QR reader." Some of the applications that we've found to work best include beetagg, neoreader, QuickMark and Barcode Scanner.
  2. When you see a QR code, use your phone's application to scan it. If you're scanning a QR code on one of the window decals that we've sent to thousands of U.S. businesses, you'll quickly be taken to that business' mobile Place Page on Google, where you can:
    • Read reviews to see what other users think about the business
    • Find a coupon that the business has posted to their Place Page
    • Star the business to remember to check it out later, or to remember to visit again
    • Leave a review right after you leave the business. What's a better time to write what you think, than when you've just visited?

Ready to try it? You can try scanning this code from your phone right now.

(Hint: It will take you to www.leapfrogit.com)

Monday, December 7, 2009

LeapFrog is on foursquare


What is foursquare you ask?

Well, it is not the schoolyard ball game it used to be - foursquare is a location service-based social network-come-game. People use foursquare to "check-in", which is a way of announcing your whereabouts. When you check-in someplace, foursquare tells your friends where they can find you and recommend places to go & things to do nearby. People check-in at all kind of places - cafes, bars, restaurants, parks, homes, offices and now LeapFrog Solutions!

You'll find that as your friends use foursquare to check-in, you'll start learning more about the places they frequent. Not only is it a great way to meet up with nearby friends, but you'll also start to learn about their favorite spots and the new places they discover.

Many people are claiming that foursquare is the next "big thing" when it comes to social networking...so we figured, lets see for yourselves!


http://www.foursquare.com/