The Week contest: Beer App - August 26, 2011
A new smart-phone app guides drinkers to the closest purveyor of beer, and can be calibrated for favorite brand and cheapest price. What should this app be called?
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Results: A new smart-phone app guides drinkers to the closest purveyor of beer, and can be calibrated for favorite brand and cheapest price. We asked you what this app should be called.
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THE WINNER: EinStein
Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA
SECOND PLACE: Head-hunter
Janine Witte, New Hope, PA
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