Drinkstagram - Out to Lunch - It's New Orleans

Published: Jan. 4, 2018, 6 a.m.

b'There are 500 million people on Instagram. It s the world s biggest social media site behind Facebook. Instagram reportedly grew by 100 million users over the past 12 months. Business people wrestle with a simple question How do you turn this captive audience into customers On this edition of Out to Lunch we meet the person who has the answer. His name is Dalton Dean. Dalton s app, Mainspree, lets you turn your Instagram account into a store. If you want a break from making a fortune on Instagram, maybe you want to go out for a quiet meal. Or a rowdy cocktail. If you want to make sure the atmosphere where you re going is what you re looking for, you can check the vibe on an app called Scenehound. Scenehound s founder, Michael Underwood, joins Peter Ricchiuti on Out to Lunch. This is a fascinating and illuminating about two potentially big deal apps with their two potentially big deal founders. Photos at Commander s Palace by Alison Moon.

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