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"  Forget calling a friend for a restaurant recommendation or using Yelp to find the right spot for your next meal. The newest form of restaurant-related social media allows potential diners to watch current customers eating on a live feed to help them decide if that&amp;#039;s the place they want to make a reservation. According to PRNewswire, a company called Eyes on the Go, INC recently launched a social media distribution network that provides live streaming video and audio of two New York City restaurants. The company&amp;#039;s site targets the hospitality industry and aims to bring live streaming video to potential consumers. More From Delish: Restaurants in Strange and Wonderful Locations So what&amp;#039;s the point of allowing potential costumers to take a look at live video of a restaurant online? The press release states that it gives web visitors the unique opportunity to &amp;quot;check out the scene&amp;quot; before committing to eating at the restaurant. Potential diners can then decide if the vibe suits their needs. The CEO of Eyes on the Go hopes to add more GANDER.tv streaming sites in the future and establish GANDER.tv as the &amp;quot;go-to dining and entertainment preview site that consumers can visit to assist them in making their plans for the evening.&amp;quot; So far Eyes on the Go, INC has brought their live feed to two New York City restaurants: Gabriela&amp;#039;s and Elizabeth&amp;#039;s. Nat Milner, owner of both restaurants, stated, &amp;quot;We expect that the live feed info-casts from GANDER.tv will enable us to better leverage social media to attract and keep clients. In this age of digital marketing, it&amp;#039;s extremely difficult to distinguish your brand. With live streaming video and audio, we believe that we will have a more effective approach to getting our message out to customers who may be considering our venues for dinner and fun.&amp;quot; More From Delish: The Weirdest Restaurants in the World This new style of previewing your next bar, restaurant, or nightclub location does raise some interesting concerns. First is privacy. The press release clearly states that the site brings video and audio to viewers. However, it is unclear whether users on the site will be able to hear diners&amp;#039; conversations or whether the actual diners will be warned that they are being filmed. Second is the issue of whether or not watching someone eat at a restaurant will make going there more appealing. The point of this venture is to attract clientele, but will watching someone else eat a meal from a bird&amp;#039;s-eye view actually make people want to visit the establishment? Would you feel more inclined to visit a new restaurant after viewing it via a live streaming video feed? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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