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106:. Users of the application created virtual cards, or "Flooks", which were made up of a photo of a particular location and a small piece of text describing that location. These Flooks were then recorded with their geographic coordinates so that other Flook users could see where they have been posted when they are using the app. Users typically upload local secrets, places to go and things to see. The application was therefore a wiki of sorts, but was also a combination of 36: 78: 304: 160:. Flook was launched in December 2009. Ambient Industries had received funding from UK tech investment houses Eden Ventures and 351: 346: 133: 60: 231: 51: 161: 194: 167:
In February 2010, Flook won the Mobile Premier Award in User Experience awarded by Mobile User Experience.
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In June 2010, Ambient Industries partnered with Geocast to make flook cards from Geocast's local offers.
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According to the email sent to their users, Flook ceased service after 25 February 2012, and its
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was a location-based browsing application and website developed by
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Flook (application)
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Ambient Industries
United Kingdom
iPhone
Google Maps
StumbleUpon
Tripadvisor
Toptable
Ambient Industries
Symbian
Roger Nolan
Jane Sales
Tristan Brotherton
Synapsim
Roo
Fluidjuice
Kroll
Amadeus Capital Partners
official website
"Flook: Location discovery for stumblers"
"Ambient Industries Gets More Funding To Build Out Its StumbleUpon For Location - TechCrunch"
"Eden Ventures site"
"Amadeus site"
"Finding app backers – just a Flook?"
"Flook Wins Mobile Premier Award for Best Start Up in User Experience - MEX"
"Flook Builds Location-based Offers Right Into Its App"

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