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Remember the rent is too damn high guy, Jimmy McMillan?  Did you go to any of his parties or did he show up at any of yours?  Well, if you’re not sure who we’re talking about, no fear, there’s a documentary coming.  

Tiny spy camera + awesome fireworks.  Raise your hand if you wish you would’ve done something like this for the 4th of July.  If by chance you did have the foresight, please show us!  http://frid.ge/photostream

This is part of our weekly series of freshness. If you find others out there, share them with us!

Fresh idea: Netflix for movie theaters 

Fresh startup: MoviePass

Raise your hand if you’re a Netflix subscriber?  Chances are, you’re in good company.  The Netflix subscription model has been held in high regard by consumers since they launched.  MoviePass hopes to find the same success in their subscription based model for movie tickets.  Similar to Netflix, MoviePass users would pay a $50 monthly flat rate for the opportunity to see unlimited movies in theaters.  MoviePass has kicked off their private beta in the San Francisco area just in time for the July 4th holiday.

A new startup, MoviePass, is hoping that film fans will be interested in paying $50 a month to see an unlimited number of movies in the theater. Kicking off its private beta in the San Francisco Bay Area just in time for the big Fourth of July movie weekend, MoviePass is hoping to bring the subscription model that Netflix pioneered for movie rentals to physical movie tickets.

We spoke with Stacy Spikes, the co-founder of MoviePass, about the service, its plans for other markets, and other details.

The idea behind MoviePass is an enticing one. The price of movie tickets increases every year, so a monthly $50 subscription could pay for itself with just a few shows.

Right now, MoviePass is making deals directly with the major online ticketing services, which means that as long as a theater is serviced by a MoviePass ticketing provider, you can go to that theater.

Using a geo-aware HTML5 web app (with native apps in the works), you can buy tickets day-of-show from standard online ticketing companies like MovieTickets.com. Once you’re at the theater, the app will give you the redemption code to snag tickets from a kiosk or ticket counter.

To prevent abuse, there are a few rules and regulations regarding the service.

• Users are limited to seeing one movie per day. We understand this limitation, but it’s a bummer for those of us who like to see multiple movies on a rainy Saturday.
• Users can only see a movie one time. If you want to re-watch Transformers 3 or another summer blockbuster, you’ll need to pay for your ticket.
• Tickets are non-transferrable.
• Tickets must be purchased the day of the show.
• 3D and IMAX tickets will cost an additional $3. The user will just pay the difference in ticket price between 2D and 3D but can still purchase and pick up tickets the same way as with a regular 2D film.

(Source: Mashable)

You want to start an online barrage?  Call an arguably liked President a “dick” on national television.  That will get it going for you.  

Isn’t it crazy that four years ago, this phone literally captivated the world? What’s more amazing is that this product has been continuously reinvented to keep up with ever-changing technology.  Have a look back on the journey of the iPhone.

Do you have an iPhone?

(Source: Mashable)

We have been busy over here at Fridge trying to help everyone stay connected and in touch for the summer:

Fridge SHOUTS! Group messaging via SMS 

Send a Fridge Shout to everyone in the group. Enter your phone number on your profile and activate a dedicated number for the group.  OR tag a post with #shout to send a SMS to everyone’s mobile phone!  (Sorry! US only for now)

File uploads with video/audio embeds

Fridge now supports file uploads of photos, music, video, or any document type (under 10mb for now).  As a bonus upload those videos or mp3s you have wanted to share and we will prepare them for playback right in the group!  

Realtime Message Alerts!

Now you can keep your Fridge open throughout the day and not miss a post! Fridge group feeds will now show an new alert when new messages are posted to your groups. Click on the alert to view the new messages!

We also have a fresh new look for our homepage and a brand new features page.  As always thanks for supporting Fridge and hope you have a great start to the summer!

Sincerely made by Andrew, Dan, Drew, Snehal and Austin.

In typical Conan fashion, he’s poking fun at the latest release of Apple’s widely used Final Cut Pro.

This is part of our weekly series of freshness. If you find others out there, share them with us!

Fresh idea: Aggregator for daily dining deals 

Fresh startup:  BiteHunter

With the sheer number of daily deal sites, both national and local, it’s almost difficult to pay full price for anything.  Especially a meal.  If you’re hungry, there’s likely a meal deal going on right around the corner.  The problem with this is, you might not know it.  Never fear, the “Kayak for restaurants” has arrived. Oh yeah, and it works in real-time.

With the recent explosion of daily deal sites adding to the specials that almost every dining establishment offers from time to time, there shouldn’t be an excuse for paying full price if budget is a priority.

But there is one: browsing through a hundred daily deals sites and combing the Twitter feeds of nearby hangouts is simply more trouble than its worth.

BiteHunter wants to make it less troublesome by creating what CEO Gil Harel calls a “Kayak for restaurants.” Since March, the website has enabled users to search through daily deals from partner sites and discounts at restaurants. On Thursday, it launched an iPhone app that does the same thing based on a user’s current location.

The real-time location aspect and the comprehensiveness of the app both differentiate its capabilities from daily deal aggregators like Dealery and Monster Offers — at least as far as dining is concerned.

In addition to incorporating APIs from sites like Groupon and deals newsletters, BiteHunter also developed a technology that searches restaurants and bars’ social feeds for mentions of specials or other offers. It includes these offers in its search results.

Currently the startup is pulling in revenue by referring its users to daily deal sites and reservation sites like OpenTable. Eventually Harel says he hopes to create his own ad network for the website and app. The smartest aspect of the startup, which is currently operating on a round of seed funding, is that as the deals space gets more competitive its product gets more useful.

“The more players that are providing deals in real-time, the better it is for BiteHunter,” Harel says about the current deals trend. “…for us its just another great service to pull information from.”

Yep, that’s right.  It will probably be at your next state fair.

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