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Check in, gain status, and unlock offers at more places with Google Latitude
April 7, 2011
Last month
, we rolled out
Google Latitude
check-in offers for
60 places
around Austin. Today, we’re happy to announce that we’ve teamed up with some great partners to let you unlock check-in offers at thousands of places across the U.S. using Latitude for
Android
and
iPhone
. You can learn more at
google.com/latitude/checkin
.
Checking in lets you share the places that you visit and add context to your Latitude location for friends and family. At the same time, you can keep a history of where you’ve been while gaining status at the places you visit the most. When you gain status at places, they can now reward your loyalty with check-in offers. From discounts to a free snack, check-in offers let places give you an extra reason to keep coming back. Here’s how to get started:
Check in
.
Check in using Latitude
to share places with friends when you’re there.
Gain status
. Keep checking in every time you visit your favorite places to gain status there. You can tap your current status level to see your progress towards the next status level.
Unlock offers
. Places can make check-in offers available to you at each of their 3 status levels. When you gain higher status, you’ll unlock any available check-in offers.
From a Place page, check in, see your current status, and find check-in offers (left); tap your current status to see your progress to the next level (right).
You’ll be able to see both available and locked offers at places. To redeem an available check-in offer, just select it from the Place page, tap
Redeem
, and show the full offer on your phone.
See available and locked offers (left); tap available ones to redeem them (right).
By default, you can become a Regular, VIP, or Guru at places, but we’re also letting partners create their own status levels for you to achieve (coming soon on iPhone). For example, you can become a Champion of Taste at Quiznos or an AE Gold Shopper at American Eagle Outfitters, unlocking their check-in offers at the same time. Take a peek at some of our partners and their check-in offers below or see all of them at
google.com/latitude/checkin
.
American Eagle Outfitters: Up to 20% off your total purchase
Quiznos: Free sub when you buy a sub of equal or greater value
Arby’s: Free regular roast beef sandwich with purchase of a 22 oz. drink
RadioShack: Up to 20% off qualifying, in-store purchases
Finish Line: Save $10 on purchases over $50
Macy’s (Coming soon)
To start unlocking offers with Latitude, update to the latest version of
Google Maps for Android
(Latitude is a feature of Maps; requires Android 1.6+) or the
Latitude app for iPhone
. So start checking in at places when you’re there, and you might just unlock some great offers along the way.
Posted by Douglas Gresham, Software Engineer, Google Maps for mobile team
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