Boston, you’ve been great to us. We figured its time to return the favor, and we’re pretty sure that nothing says “I love you” quite like rolling out rewards on SCVNGR right here in Boston!

That’s right…free goodies at the places you love the most!

Starting today, 50+ local businesses in and around the hub will be offering super stellar rewards on SCVNGR (think free nachos, half off a sandwich, 20% off a meal, buy one get one free on bowling).

Participating businesses include Kings, Middlesex Lounge, Lir, and many other socially happening places. For a full list of participating businesses in Boston visit http://scvngr.com/clients.

Here’s a sampling!

• Al Wadi Restaurant • All Asian Cuisine and Bar • Aquitaine Boston
• Aquitaine Chestnut Hill • Ball Square Fine Wines • Bark Place Inc.
• Bluestone Bistro • Cafe Luna • Central Bottle Wine & Provisions
• Conor Larkins Grill and Tap • El Pelon •Fajitas & Ritas
• Glow Tanning • Greenlight Cafe • Liquid Hair Studio
• Metropolis Cafe • Middle East • MK Boxing
• Nicole Pizza • South End Athletic Company • The Blue Room
• The Meat House • Toscanini’s • U Chef
• Union Bar and Grille • Whiskey’s Smokehouse

Check out the full details here. Grab the free SCVNGR app. Open it up. Go to places in Boston. Do challenges. Earn points and unlock awesome rewards!

Cheers,
The SCVNGRbot

Rewards, rewards, we love our rewards. Starting today Zipcar will be building challenges and rewards on SCVNGR all throughout the Boston and Cambridge area. With more than 900 Zipcars parked throughout Boston and Cambridge, local Zipsters can earn points and unlock awesome rewards like:

* 1 pt: Zipcar Mints!
* 10 pts: American Apparel Zipcar Tees (limited edition)
* 25 pts: $25 driving credit (wowza!)

What types of challenges are we talking about to snag Zipcar rewards?

* Head to any Zipcar college pick-up location including Boston University, Harvard University, MIT, Simmons and Tufts (to name a few), pose next to the car. Have your friend snap a pic. Smile! 3 points.
* Doing a little back-to-school shopping or replacing that hideous rug in your apartment? Get the Zipcar treatment by taking a pic in front of your special Zipcar VIP parking spot at any IKEA. 5 points!
* And of course all the normal challenges you know and love on SCVNGR (check-in, the social check-in, snap a pic, etc…)

For more details check out the press release here or Zipcar’s micro-site here.

Cheers,

The SCVNGR Team

Earlier this month we launched a new game element; the “reward.” It’s basically a thing that you get for doing challenges and earning points at places. Think, free coffee at your favorite coffee shop once you’ve done a couple challenges there or half-off appetizers at your local pub.

We launched with alternative shoe-retailer Journeys where you can get $10 off any pair of sweet kicks. And when we did it we told you, “hey, we love you so much that we just might have more sweet rewards coming soon.”

And, well, today we do!

Today, AT&T customers and shoppers in parts of the Midwest can do in-store challenges on SCVNGR and win awesome rewards. Just do quick fun challenges on SCVNGR (check-in for 1 pt, snap a picture of the new Samsung Captivate for 3, try the social check-in or tell us what song you’d use as your favorite ringtone for 4 pts). Earn enough points and you’ll unlock awesome rewards:

• 2 points – Ringtone card
• 5 points – 20% off accessory
• 15 points – $50 off Samsung Captivate

Check out all the awesome details here and at att.scvngr.com.

So, what are you waiting for? Grab the free SCVNGR app, and go places, do challenges, unlock rewards and get $50 off of the ridiculously awesome new Samsung Captivate from AT&T.

Cheers,

The SCVNGRbot