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Swipely LIVE in Boston!

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:21:00 -0500

We’re excited to announce the opening of Swipely in Boston, with dozens of great places to earn rewards in the greater Boston area.

Getting started has never been easier. Simply enter your card number to earn rewards automatically with any credit or debit card when you shop at participating merchants. As always Swipely is completely free!

For all the details you can read our press release or better yet, start earning rewards on Swipely Boston right now!

Faster, Easier Card Enrollment

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500

We’re excited to unveil our simple one-step process to enroll your credit or debit card to earn rewards with Swipely. It works with any bank, and all you will need is your card number and expiration date to start earning rewards at hundreds of great local places to shop. As always, Swipely is completely FREE!

Start using Swipely today to earn automatic-cash back rewards with any credit or debit card at the best local places to shop!

Note that for now, this simpler card enrollment is not yet available to our customers in Rhode Island - but don’t worry Ocean State fans, we’re bringing this upgrade to you soon.

NEW FEATURE: We’ve made it super easy to keep track of...

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:00:00 -0400

NEW FEATURE: We’ve made it super easy to keep track of your points. Simply go to the “Your Rewards” page to see how many points you’ve earned, and how many more you need to earn your next cash back reward.

TIP: Earn rewards even faster with the help of Facebook. Click...

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

TIP: Earn rewards even faster with the help of Facebook. Click on any business in the rewards store and earn bonus points just for Liking their reward program.

Thumbs up to that, my friend.

Wondering where you can swipe in your area? NEW FEATURE: Explore...

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Wondering where you can swipe in your area?

NEW FEATURE: Explore rewards in your town by neighborhood!

Look for the list of neighborhoods on the left side of the Swipely rewards page.

Start earning automatic cash back rewards in your neighborhood today with Swipely!

We’re psyched to announce some additions as we continue...

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

We’re psyched to announce some additions as we continue to grow and strengthen our team. Bari, Matt and Joe come to Swipely with experience building the world’s largest loyalty program with 60+ million members, growing one of the country’s largest networks of more than 7,000 merchants, and balancing the books for the country’s most esteemed venture capital funds - please join us in welcoming Bari, Joe & Matt to team Swipely! To learn more, you can read our press release.

Swipely Blog for Local Merchants

Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Swipely Blog for Local Merchants:

Did you know that Swipely publishes a blog for Main Street merchants? Our mission is to help local merchants succeed. One way we do that is by sharing marketing tips and other helpful ideas that can help local merchants grow their businesses. Check it out, or read the inaugural post on why Swipely is here from our CEO, Angus Davis.

Hear how one Providence restaurant, Nick’s on Broadway,...

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:38:51 -0400

Hear how one Providence restaurant, Nick’s on Broadway, uses Swipely to reward customers and bring them back in this TV segment that aired last on NBC 10 last night.

Now Swipely Turns Everyday Purchases into Cash Back Rewards

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:54:00 -0500

Since Swipely’s launch less than six months ago, we’ve worked hard to create a service that provides real value while staying true to our mission of adding value to every swipe. So what have we learned?

Reviewing isn’t enough. Sharing with friends is fun, but most people don’t write reviews.

People like saving money. Customers asked us repeatedly to help them save money on everyday purchases, something missing from early versions of Swipely.

Local commerce dwarfs online shopping. We love to shop online, but 97 percent of US retail spending happens offline. Customers told us local info is more valuable than what’s on iTunes or Amazon.

Today, saving money is painful. It’s hard to print coupons, remember loyalty cards, wait for a one-day event and launch a phone application every time you walk into a restaurant. You shouldn’t have to do unnatural things to get more out of shopping.

Now, we are thrilled to announce some really exciting changes to Swipely.

Today we are excited to launch the new Swipely in our first market (and our back yard): Rhode Island. And we expect to roll out in other cities shortly. The new Swipely lets you save money and see what’s happening at the places you shop, making it easier than ever for you to:

Save money and earn rewards. Just swipe your card at participating restaurants, shops and stores to get cash back on your first purchase and earn reward points every time you go back. You won’t have to cut a coupon, buy a voucher, carry a loyalty card, or download a phone application, because credit and debit cards from over 5,000 banks already support Swipely. The savings are automatic, and you can even earn extra rewards by recommending favorite places to friends.

See what’s new where you shop. Swipely will show you a feed of local shopping news — tonight’s specials at your favorite restaurants, which band is playing at the bar across town, the new waffle maker at Williams-Sonoma and a coupon code from J Crew. Your personal shopping news feed from millions of businesses is personalized based on where you shop.

Organize your shopping history. Keep track of where you shop, how much you spend in various categories, and even see your shopping on a map. Your shopping history is private. If you want, share a review of any place with your friends (many businesses will even give you bonus reward points for sharing a review!).

We’ve started the roll out of the new Swipely by working with local businesses here in our own backyard. Nicks on Broadway, Haruki Sushi, Nikki’s Liquors, Alayne White Spa, Sneaker Junkies and Waterman Grille are just a few of 75 businesses (and growing!) in Rhode Island now using Swipely to attract new customers, reward loyalty and understand shopping trends.

While users outside of Rhode Island will still see the “old” version of Swipely for a bit longer, we’re excited to work with businesses in cities across the country in the coming months to bring Swipely savings and rewards to people across the United States, and around the world! In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek of Swipely in Providence for our faraway friends (click to see more):

Providence swipers can see the ever-growing list of participating merchants by going to Swipely.com and clicking the “Deals & Rewards” tab. Want to learn how we can help your business? Drop us a line at business@swipely.com. Want to vote for Swipely in your city? Give us a shout on Twitter at @Swipely. Happy swiping!

SSL Everywhere, All the Time

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:15:32 -0500

At Swipely we always go to great lengths to protect your security (see Swipely’s security FAQ). Since day one, we’ve used bank-grade SSL-EV 256-bit encryption when exchanging sensitive information, and to login. Many modern Web sites take this approach of using SSL encryption when asking for sensitive data, while using an unencrypted connection to send public data (like images or maps), because encrypted data doesn’t travel across the Web as quickly as unencrypted data. Recently, some leading sites have started to switch to use SSL all the time, as the additional security measure benefits outweigh the costs of ensuring high performance (See Google Gmail, for example). Today, we’re pleased to say that every page, image, map or other resource you request from Swipely is encrypted with our bank-grade encryption - even resources that aren’t sensitive in nature. You shouldn’t notice any slow-down in your Swipely experience, but if you have any questions, we’re here to help at support@swipely.com. Happy swiping!

Something we’re working on at Swipely: see where...

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:11:00 -0500

Something we’re working on at Swipely: see where you’ve been shopping on the map. Want a sneak-preview of this new feature? Let us know via Twitter @swipely or drop a line to support@swipely.com. We have some other cool new stuff in store, coming soon!

Swipely has added support for more than 1,400 additional banks,...

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:41:56 -0400

Swipely has added support for more than 1,400 additional banks, so now you can start swiping with credit or debit cards from over 5,000 institutions! From Ally, Barclays and Citizens to Webster, Xerox FCU and Zions — Swipely works with cards from A to Z all across the nation. Try enrolling your card today and let us know what you think — and have fun swiping!

Got Flair?

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:51:00 -0400

What did you think of your friends’ swipe?

Swipely now lets you add flair to your friends’ swipes. It’s easier than writing a comment, but more creative than just “Liking” something. There are more than 400 pieces of flair you can add to a swipe — say “Yes!” or “Yikes” depending on your reaction.

Did your friend post a swipe of that big night last weekend singing Jesse’s Girl at karaoke night? You may want to post a “Karoke Time” or “No Good” flair, or maybe just “Cheers.” See a negative review about dropped calls? Add some “Grrr!” flair to tell your friend how you feel. Something awesome, on the other hand, may deserve a “Double High Five,” “Congrats!” or maybe even a “Rocket Ship.”

… and hundreds more! If the pieces of flair look familiar, that’s because Swipely uses the same icon sets you will find using the “Emoji” feature of many modern smart phones. Have fun swiping! Sign up at http://swipely.com/

What happens in Vegas doesn’t have to stay there. Now post...

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:08:21 -0400

What happens in Vegas doesn’t have to stay there. Now post any swipes from Las Vegas on Swipely to win the “Vegas, Baby!” badge… Have fun, and good luck!

Keeping Up with Swipely Activity Just Got Easier!

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:03:42 -0400

One of our most requested features on Swipely is an easier way to keep track of all the recent activity on “your stuff” — who has been commenting on your swipes? Who has started to follow you? And more… Well that’s a lot easier now with the new notifications and activity feed feature on Swipely! Look for a link to it at the top of your timeline in the sidebar. Here’s what your recent activity notifications feed looks like:

We also have improved profile pages, so your friends on Swipely can easily connect to your pages on Facebook, Twitter and around the Web. You can also see who else among your friends is following a particular person. Here’s an example from Chris Sacca’s page on Swipely:

Keep your eyes out for more Swipely improvements coming soon!

Swipely Opens, Adds Badges, Helps You Get Free Music, Movies, Apps and More

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:17:11 -0400

Greetings, Swipers! Great news, Swipely no long requires an invitation - today Swipely announced it has opened its doors to the world. Now everyone can join in turning purchases into conversations, making shopping more social and changing the way we shop, share and save. Just head on over to http://swipely.com/ to get started :-)

In addition, we’re announcing some cool new Swipely features. To make swiping even more fun, we’ve started awarding badges based on where and what you’re swiping. For example:

Just a few of the fun badges you can win on Swipely:

Earn the food critic badge for reviewing 10 or more restaurants on Swipely.

Get around much? Earn the Frequent Flyer badge on Swipely for posting 5 or more airline swipes.

Popcorn anyone? Post 10+ movie swipes from iTunes to earn the movie buff badge.

Do you have ideas on new badges you think Swipely should offer? Let us know!

To celebrate Swipely’s launch, we are offering a promotion to give the first 1000 badge winners over the next month free movies, free music, free books and free app store credit for winning the “Movie Buff,” “Turntable,” “Book Worm” and “AppStore-A-Holic” badges (read the promotion rules and fine print). Hopefully this gives you a taste of things to come, as we’re working on even more ways to turn your swipes into opportunities to save money with your favorite businesses.

In addition, we’re excited to announce that across the top 10 banks on Swipely, our Spending Search technology is matching more than 70% of all swipes to specific businesses. This lets us put your swipes on the map, quite literally! We partnered with our friends at Localeze to help keep our database of over 14 million US businesses up to date.

New users joining Swipely now get suggestions on who to follow to help them get started. In addition to our magic recommendation of friends to follow, we now have a hand-curated suggested user list to highlight some of our most interesting and popular users in different categories:

If you have any nominations for new users or new categories to add to our list, drop us a line at support@swipely.com - we’d love to hear from you.

That’s all for now … have fun swiping!

LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter can’t have all the fun :-)...

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:02:00 -0400

LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter can’t have all the fun :-) Now Swipely has an awesome new feature: get magical suggestions on who to follow! The recommendation algorithm will improve over time — let us know what you think. Have fun swiping!

@scobleizer checks out Swipely, interviews founder Angus Davis

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:49:00 -0400

@scobleizer checks out Swipely, interviews founder Angus Davis

Now, Swiping Helps You Save on Gas and Have More Fun Shopping

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Today we’re proud to announce a bunch of cool new updates that make sharing your purchases with friends even more useful, more fun, and help you save money.

Get on the VIP List: Swipely recognizes the best customers at any business with our VIP lists. The more swipes you post, the more likely you are to get on the VIP list at your favorite place. To help you land VIP status faster, we’re letting you turn on auto-posting of your swipes at specific places.
Tagging: Now you can see where folks are swiping for any tag with just one click. You can tag a business (or product) on their page, or add your #hashtag whenever you’re swiping. Then, click on any #hashtag you see, and find all the swipes or businesses with that tag — for example, find a #romantic restaurant, or the best bar to shoot #darts!
Facebook and Twitter integration: Now you can share your swipes on Facebook and Twitter. We even have a snazzy URL shortener, swi.pe! You can also find and invite friends to Swipely from Facebook. And when you post your swipes to Twitter, we will integrate them with Twitter Places using Twitter’s new geo features.
6,000 retailers and growing: Since we launched, Swipely has grown from supporting about 100 online retailers to more than 6,000! When you add Swipely to your Gmail, we now import your purchases from nearly everywhere, from Amazon to Zales :-)
Save money on gas: Swipely now helps you find the lowest price on gas at 120,000 stations, updated throughout the day. Find out how your gas swipes compare to the best deals in town, and share the money-saving love with your friends. Note: the gas price leader board feature is not yet available to all users, but we expect broad coverage by early next week.

Putting your swipes on the Map!  Meanwhile, our “Spending Search” — the powerful technology under Swipely’s hood that lets us match your swipes to specific business locations and enables many of these new features — is working well and improving steadily. Performance varies by U.S. bank. Take American Express, for example: Swipely Spending Search matches 84% of AMEX swipes to businesses in our database. Our Spending Search works at banks large and small, matching 85% of swipes at Discover Card, 80% of swipes at Citi, and even 83% of swipes at smaller banks like Navy Federal Credit Union.

See? We told you we’ve been busy.

To check out these new features and start swiping, request an invite to try Swipely at http://swipely.com/, or talk to us on Twitter at @swipely. Happy swiping!

Cool! Chris @sacca talks about Swipely and the future of the...

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:45:57 -0400

Cool! Chris @sacca talks about Swipely and the future of the social Web.