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And just like that, the daily deals era may be over
There is much truth in Ben Parr's Mashable story about the end of the "Daily Deals Era". The end of...
Facebook ends Deals after 4 months
That didn't take long. After testing the waters that Groupon and LivingSocial dominate, Facebook has pulled the plug on Deals....
Is the “daily deals” phenomenon just a fad?
The easiest way to get people to use a service is to save them money. That fact has been the...
A timeline of the social buying universe
In many ways, social buying was inevitable. Once eCommerce started really taking off last decade followed by the growth of...
Loopt’s u-Deal delivers local discounts on demand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xNxUIc2obQ&feature=player_embedded Loopt has announced a new service that’s essentially a reverse Groupon, allowing users to get custom deals made on...
Why Groupon needs to fail to save the internet
There is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes before they can do real damage. That opportunity is Groupon, and...
Why the Groupon Superbowl Ads are a Symptom of a Sick Culture
Groupon's Superbowl ads have already generated a firestorm of controversy. The spots, which variously made light of endangered whales, rainforest...
Will VCs Be Able To “Save” On GroupOn’s Series G?
Google couldn't buy them and some believe this is a good thing. As more numbers start to get tossed out...
No Groupon, No Problem: Google Hunts For Smaller Fish
Google might of lost the battle with Groupon, but the Search Giant clearly feels that they have not lost the...
Has Google Already Purchased Groupon?
There is a lot of chitter chatter going on throughout the tech industry about a big potential acquisition of Groupon...
A Time Line of The Social Buying Universe
While most have only heard of "social buying" in the last couple of years, it has actually been around since...
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