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The age of the billion dollar startups
There was a time not too long ago when the only way to get really, really rich was to build...
You should have sold Groupon when you had the chance, Andrew Mason
It's easy for bloggers to take shots at people who are much more successful than the blogger ever will be...
Daily deals are dying
In 2011, we wrote about how Groupon must fail to save the internet. At the time, there were already some...
Email and the lean green benefits of online marketing
More companies are looking at ways that will enable them to go green with their marketing efforts. However, their motivation...
Should Groupon founder Andrew Mason keep his job?
We've been very critical of Groupon and its founding CEO Andrew Mason. The enigmatic Silicon Valley guy has famously shunned...
Call it a comeback: Groupon posts profit, share prices surge
Stocks shot up 18% after a report that Groupon had slayed expectations from The Street to post its first quarterly...
Breaking down the SEC’s beef with Groupon
Few public companies have experienced the type of roller coaster ride that Groupon has been on in such a short...
Will the Daily Deals phenomenon last?
There is an inherent problem with the "daily deals" concept. At what point does saving money on items get trumped...
The fantastic evolution of online deal platforms
One might argue that the concepts of "flash sales" and "daily deals" are very new concepts, but they have been...
Can Frugalo single-handedly fix the floundering daily deals phenomenon?
The only thing certain about the future of daily deals is that the industry's future is uncertain. It's not a...
If you invested in Groupon’s IPO, the good news is you’ve only lost half of your money
In less than a month, Groupon's highly-lauded stocks have plummeted from their IPO sale price of $28 closing today at...
Is Groupon IPO-ready? No.
If it wasn't for Netflix, Wall Street, and Herman Cain, Groupon would probably still be one of the biggest punching...
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
Loopt has announced a new service that’s essentially a reverse Groupon, allowing users to get custom deals made on demand....
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...