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This App Could Beat Groupon and Yelp at the Going-Out Game

San Francisco start-up Sosh delivers the best restaurants, events, and activities to your phone. But can it succeed where daily-deals sites have failed?
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Finding new restaurants in a city is a chore.

There are dozens of websites dedicated to pointing out the best places to go out and eat. Email in-boxes fill up with new promotions and deals and the "9 Best Mac N' Cheese Dishes." Local publications promote their "Going Out Guide" and "Out and About" picks. And anyone can write a review on Yelp.