Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Alcohol in the news; UINightlife.com puts bar specials, networking on tap

From the Daily Illini

UINightlife.com puts bar specials, networking on tap

A local website is taking social networking to a whole new level.

UINightlife.com, a student created and run social networking site, focuses on the UI bar scene, allowing students to make plans in one simple and convenient setting.

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UINightlife.com

Looking at the site, it has only information for campus bars: Firehaus, Brothers Bar, Murphy's Pub, Red Lion, Illini Inn, Clybourne, Joe's Brewery, KAM'S, Legends, and Canopy Club.

So, It's probably not the thing for you and me.


WHY YOU SHOULD USE UINIGHTLIFE.COM

1.Keep your nightlife from appearing on your public facebook page
2.Don't worry about potential employers, parents, or aunts/uncles seeing your nightlife
3.Quickly see what all of your friends are doing for the weekend
4.Meet some new people to go out with
5.Plan out barcrawls easily and invite people to come
6.This site was made by UIUC students for UIUC students
So no, it's not for me.

The three “hope the number will increase exponentially as word gets out. [The goal is] to get about 2000 users (5% of the student population) on the site,” they said. “That’s not to say we wouldn’t be happy with more. We want it to become the default go-to destination for students trying to keep up with friends late at night,” they said.
If you are looking to talk more about your drinking, and are tired of checking in to foursquare, or untappd, or facebook, or twitter. Then you might want to sign up for this new thing.

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