Class-action lawsuit filed against Groupon by former employees
Former Groupon employees file a class-action lawsuit against the daily deal site over improperly paid overtime wages.
Google Offers launches in five more US cities
While Facebook recently abandoned its daily deal venture and Groupon put the brakes on plans for its IPO, Google steams forward with Google Offers by rolling out its daily deal service to five more US cities.
Daily deal sites Groupon, LivingSocial lose steam in August
Is the massive saturation of daily deal sites starting to take a toll on major players like Groupon and LivingSocial? Recent revenue numbers in August point to a slowdown of coupon purchases and usage.
Groupon is winning the clone wars
To say the daily deals market is over-saturated is to put it lightly, but the one that started them all is managing to stay on top and take out competitors at the same time. Still, it's long-term success is no where near assured.
Facebook gets rid of Deals
Facebook ditches its Deals product following a major privacy overhaul and a similar scrapping of Places. Is the company trimming fat to focus or is daily deals losing its appeal?
Groupon makes some noise during its quiet period
A reported leak has Groupon stating its case. Will the SEC consider this an undermining move by the heavily scrutinized site?
Groupon updates IPO paperwork and admits it is not profitable
Groupon has revised its government filings and noted it's actually in the red.
New dot-com bubble looms ahead of Groupon IPO
Groupon dropped the use of a controversial accounting metric ahead of its IPO, but what does its use mean for investors hungry for tech?
Number of Groupon subscribers still growing fast
Daily deals giant Groupon appears to be still pulling in the punters, with the number of subscribers to the service more than doubling since the start of this year.
Amazon targets Groupon with Amazon Local daily deals
Amazon Local will enter the highly lucrative daily deals market along with the rest of the Internet, most notably Groupon.
Google acquires The Dealmap to aid in Groupon chase
Google adds The Dealmap to its mass in order to aid in the daily deal Groupon rivalry.
Groupon Now deals coming to Foursquare check-ins
Groupon and Foursquare will join forces to take over your local-meets-mobile experience.
Small business owners ‘fed up’ with Groupon and its clones
A number of small business owners have begun to gripe about participating in daily deals from Groupon and its competitors — one of a variety of signs that the industry is about to take a hit.
Paypal branching out into the offline world
Imagine walking into a brick & mortar Best Buy store and purchasing a new video game with your Paypal account. That's exactly what Paypal is envisioning as they expand offline.
Google Offers beta spreads its daily deals to New York, San Fancisco
Google continues its quest to take on daily deals giant Groupon by launching Google Offers in New York City and San Francisco
Foursquare partners with LivingSocial, Gilt Groupe for daily deals
Be on the lookout for daily deals the next time you check-in with Foursquare. The social networking company is rolling out daily deals through your mobile device.
Groupon’s entire Indian user database published online
Through some unknown turn of events, all the email addresses and passwords for users of Groupon's Indian subsidiary Sosasta.com were published online and made searchable through Google.
Foursquare’s upcoming AMEX partnership helps users check-in to better deals
A new partnership with American Express is helping Foursquare users to more significant deals and shows that the company is growing up.
Research looks at daily deal drawbacks
A new report supports the growing skepticism surrounding deal-a-day sites effects on businesses.
Pandora set for IPO on Wednesday
Following in the footsteps of LinkedIn's wildly successful IPO, Pandora will become the second major tech company to go public when it begins selling shares to the public starting tomorrow.
AOL’s Patch, AmEx take aim at Groupon with Patch Deals
AOL's Patch network has joined forces with American Express and its Serve card service to deliver daily deals to local communities.
Investing in Groupon is a bad deal, say experts
Groupon is growing at an astounding rate. But a closer look at the daily deals giant's balance sheet gives some investment experts the jitters.
Groupon files to raise $175M in IPO
As its valuation continues to reach staggering numbers, Groupon files to go public.
Google Offers’ inaugural business says ‘So far, so good’
It's day two of Google Offers, and we checked in with how its very first guinea pig is doing.
Amazon throws its hat into the daily deals ring with AmazonLocal
Amazon is the latest to get on board with daily discounts and will partner with LivingSocial to bring local deals to your desktop.
Google Offers vs. Groupon vs. Facebook Deals
Google, Facebook and Groupon all want a piece of the same pie, but which will dominate in the end? We compare Google Offers vs. Groupon vs. Facebook Deals to take a closer look at the daily deals arms race.
Marc Andreessen: There is no tech bubble
Don't worry, says venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, there is no tech bubble. How does he know? Because everybody thinks there's a tech bubble.
Google Offers opens for business in Portland, Ore. today
Just what you were looking for: Another deal-a-day site. Google Offers finally launches in a market that's bursting at the seams.
Glenn Beck launches Markdown.com, another social deals site
Glenn Beck's Fox News show may be ending, but his desire for cash is not. The talk show host has launched one of the trendiest types of Websites around, a Groupon-style deals site.
Zynga IPO imminent?
An exclusive report suggests the Facebook game publisher is ready to go public and reap its rewards.
The INQ Cloud Touch officially not a ‘Facebook phone’: Integrates Foursquare
Once-called the Facebook phone, the INQ Cloud Touch will now add a dedicated homescreen for fully-featured Foursquare services.
Groupon and Loopt partner to offer real-time, location-aware deals
Groupon and Loopt will both bring you deals on the go, making it more difficult for coupon junkies to turn down a good discount.
Is Groupon killing local businesses?
As Groupon’s deal-a-day formula flourishes, many small businesses are feeling the crunch of providing the endless deep discounts that have made the site a hit.
Groupon and LiveNation partner to offer tickets to live events
The deal-a-day site expands and adds live events to its ever-growing list of customer coupons.
AT&T launching its own Groupon clone
AT&T joins the long list of Groupon mimics with a new discount site for local businesses.
Groupon knockoffs get specific
Thought Groupon covered it all? Well you were wrong. There is a coupon aggregator out there for every necessary - and unnecessary - demographic.
Facebook challenges Groupon with deals in five U.S. cities
Facebook is getting into the local deals business, challenging Groupon by offering users deep discounts at local businesses.
Google moves to take on Groupon with beta launch of Offers
Google launches the beta sign-up page for its Groupon daily deals competitor, Offers, which will launch first in Portland, followed by New York City and San Francisco.