Patent ID: 8589247

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for promoting an offer, the method comprising: receiving a request from the at least one buyer to view information about a product or service of interest and a geographic location; retrieving stored information from a social network associated with the at least one buyer related to at least one merchant associated with the product or service of interest and the geographic location; presenting feedback to the at least one buyer from at least one member of the social network that has consented to share the feedback, wherein the feedback is presented such that the identity of the at least one member is made known to the at least one buyer; displaying a map for the geographic location, the map including information about the at least one merchant; allowing the at least one merchant to present an offer to the at least one buyer, wherein the offer is based on location information of a mobile device associated with the at least one buyer and information contained within a buyer profile that includes the feedback provided by the at least one member of the social network, the at least one buyer having previously provided consent to share location information of the mobile device with a third party; displaying a time of expiration of the offer; displaying a purchase price of the product or service offered for sale through the offer, wherein the purchase price is a discount from a regular list price; and promoting the offer to members of a social network, wherein an interaction between one or more members of the social network and the promoted offer is recorded.