Buzzd is a location-sensitive city guide and social network

Social network

A social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes", which are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.Social...

 for the mobile phone. Users are able get real-time information on bars, restaurants, clubs, retailers and events in their area. Users rate places with a thumbs up or down, post venue reviews and connect with friends in the area.

History

buzzd launched in February 2008 and partners with carriers and content providers such as Helio

Helio

Helio was a Mobile virtual network operator wireless carrier launched on May 2, 2006. It was founded by EarthLink founder Sky Dayton. It was a joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink...

, Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile is a brand used by many mobile phone service providers across the globe; its headquarters are based in the United Kingdom. Virgin Mobile has local operations in Australia, Canada, France, India, South Africa, Greece, United Kingdom and the United States. It briefly also had operations...

, Flavorpill, Time Out, Zagat, CitySearch

Citysearch

Citysearch is an online city guide that provides information about businesses in the categories of dining, entertainment, retail, travel, and professional services in cities throughout the United States. Visitors to each of Citysearch's local city guides will find contact information, maps, driving...

, MyOpenBar, Metromix and Buy Your Friend A Drink. The company is backed by investments from Monitor Ventures, Greycroft Partners

Greycroft Partners

Greycroft Partners is a venture capital firm focused on investments in early stage companies primarily in the digital media sector. The firm raised its first fund with $75 million of investor commitments and has deployed that fund into 34 companies....

, Qualcomm Ventures, and the BlackBerry Partners Fund. buzzd was founded by Nihal Mehta and Deepen Shah

Deepen Shah

Deepen Shah is an American software architect, philanthropist, businessperson, and entrepreneur known as the co-creator of buzzd, FanBridge.-Features / Mentions as a Technologist and Entrepreneur:...

 from ipsh!, one of the world’s first mobile marketing agencies in the U.S. which was acquired by Omnicom Group

Omnicom Group

Omnicom Group is a holding company whose agencies provide marketing and communications services in the disciplines of advertising, customer relationship management , strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and...

in 2005.