Daily Deals News Bites for November 27-December 3 2011

Singapore’s Sprooki, a location-based app, says it will make it easy for consumers to find local deals, make purchases via their mobile device such as iPhone or iPad and then redeem the deal without the need to print out a voucher. The app was designed with malls and retailers in mind, allowing them to promote offers to shoppers in the near vicinity.

Sprooki users can follow their favorite merchants and receive special offers. This provides the merchant with the added opportunity to gain repeat customers and build brand loyalty.

According to Terence LEE from SGEntrepreneurs, there are those that think shopping centers have fallen by the wayside when it comes to ecommerce, but he said this is far from the truth.

“…I like how this company has not forgotten the fact that malls still hold much sway in the Singapore retail industry. Sprooki is smart to leverage on them to promote their own app, while at the same time offering malls a tool to promote their brand alongside the merchants under them.”

You can learn more about Sprooki by visiting the site at www.sprooki.com. – SGEntrepreneurs

Koobflog.com, a site described as a social network for golfers says it has added an online store just for golf gear and accessories. The store is divided into categories to make it easy for shoppers to find exactly what they’re looking for, such as accessories, gloves, balls, bags, clubs and even training aids.

With the holiday shopping season in full gear, you may be wondering what to get that special golfer in your life. Koobflob may have the answer.

“Finding the right gift around the holidays can be difficult, but there is an easy solution for the golfer on your gift list,” said Anthony Westrup, Koobflog co-founder.

Koobflab also provides a place for users to connect with other players through their forum, research information on golf courses and book tee times with on-line Tee Time reservations to over 3000 courses in partnership with GolfNow’s booking engine (over 4 million tee times booked!).

“In our on-going commitment to providing the most comprehensive golf site on the internet, offering a shopping venue is a logical value added choice for our community,” said Westrup.

You can find the Koobflog online store by going to the main site and clicking on the Golf Store link. – PRWeb

Frugalo, yet another mobile app looking to help consumers sort through the confusion of managing their daily deal vouchers, launched this past week. The app links to users Facebook friends allowing them to share deals, get alerts when a Facebook friend makes a purchase and lets users get together to take advantage of special promotions.

The app connects with Gmail accounts and imports all users’ purchases from major deal providers such as Groupon, LivingSocial, kgbdeals, GiltCity, Bloomspot, and BlackboardEats.

Founded by two former Digg employees, Michael Cieri and Scott Reynolds, earlier this year Frugalo is backed by funding from AngelPad, a mentorship program founded by a team of ex-Googlers.

To find out more about Frugalo, you can check out the site at www.frugalo.com – Social Barrel