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Google to Integrate Google Offers with Google Wallet and Google+

Sooner or later, you’re probably going to see many of Google’s new products much more heavily integrated with other existing Google products, as well as with each other. Google+ is already integrated with Google properties by the simple fact that …

Report: Groupon More Popular by 2 to 1 Margin Over LivingSocial

ForeSee Results released some interesting data regarding he effectiveness of Groupon, Living Social and other “daily deal” programs. The firm conducted a study of over 22,000 online shoppers in the spring, and one subject they explored was the whole daily …

Loopt u-Deals Lets You Create Your Own Deals for Local Businesses

Loopt has an interesting new spin on the hot deals space. The company has announced a product called U-Deals, which essentially gets the consumer (You, or “U” – get it?) to create the deal, including the discount, and then use …

Loopt Sees iOS 5 Notifications As Huge for Daily Deals Space

Users of iOS devices are anticipating the release of iOS 5 later this year for a number of reasons. One of these reasons is the way it handles notifications. Rather than the screen takeover, notifications will be more subtle, appearing …

More to Google Offers Than Meets the Eye?

Let me take you back to the beginning of the year for a minute. Groupon had recently turned down a buyout offer from Google reported at around $6 billion. Everyone was wondering what Google’s next move was going to be. Clearly they were interested in entering the Groupon/daily deals space. It was highly unlikely that Google was just going to give up on these aspirations because Groupon turned...

AOL Launches Patch Deals…Yes, Another Deals Service

Another week, another company “taking on Groupon”. This time it’s AOL – more specifically, AOL’s Patch. AOL is launching Patch Deals with a little help from American Express via its digital payment platform Serve, which will power the Patch Deals Platform. “Our collaboration with AOL’s Patch increases the scale and reach of the Serve platform and helps bridge the...

LivingSocial Talks Instant Deals Launches

Back in April, LivingSocial launched its Instant Deals product in Washington DC, where consumers bought up a slew of dollar lunches. This week, the company did the same in New York City. LivingSocial Communications Director Marie Griffin told us a bit about the two launches, and what’s planned. “LivingSocial is based in Washington, DC, so it was a no-brainer to launch the very first...

Amazon Local Launches for Daily Deals

Clearly the daily deals space is on fire. That was true even before Groupon filed for its IPO today. Now the web’s largest retailer has something called Amazon Local, which is featuring deals from LivingSocial, the Groupon competitor that Amazon has invested in. .ditto76303362383036416{background: #000000 url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/262445346/background1.png) no-repeat;padding:...

Groupon CEO Thinks Clones Are Like Plagiarism, Makes Fun of Google

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason spoke in an on-stage interview with Kara Swisher at the All Things Digital D9 conference, where he had some interesting thing to say about the booming daily deals industry. It’s no secret that Groupon-like services have been coming out of the woodwork, and plenty of questions about the company’s future remain. The main one would be: Can the Groupon remain the...

Foursquare Check-in Nets Cheaper Gas at Murphy USA

As gas prices have continued to climb, topping $4 in many parts of the U.S., one fuel retailer is harnessing to power of social media to bring in customers. Murphy USA, a gas station chain located adjacent to Walmarts and Sam’s Clubs, is offering a deal on gas if you check-in using Foursquare. In all of its 1,000+ locations, a check-in will save you $2 off a purchase of $20. If there was...

Facebook Deals: Why the Network is the Big Deal

So here is my first Marketing Profs blog post whch looks at the way in which marketers might evaluate on which horse they need to put their money. Facebook with its 600m users and smart targeting or established world leader Groupon. Which horse would you back and why? Did Groupon miss out on a glorious opportunity a few months ago to become billionaires and worry about what was oming...

Facebook Social Deals May Be Groupon’s “PointCast Moment”

A new offering called Facebook Social Deals was launched in five cities today. It’s a service similar to Groupon or LivingSocial, where merchants offer highly discounted, time-sensitive deals to their customers. The product is well-integrated with the overall Facebook experience, it’s not intrusive, and it has sociality built-right-in, enabling individuals to not only buy deals, but also...

Groupon Acquires Pelago, Makers of Whrrl

Groupon has acquired Pelago, the makers of the Whrrl location-based service/check-in app. Pelago CEO and co-founder Jeff Holden took to the company blog to announce the news. He says: You might think at first that this is strange… But it actually makes a ton of sense. Many people think of Groupon as one thing: the inventor of the daily deal. But as it often is in such cases, there is an amazing...

Android Payments System Could Pit Google Against Groupon

Payments looks to be one of the most important battle fields on which the big tech companies are engaging. We’ve known for some time that Google would be getting into the NFC-based payment realm – in other words, you will be able to go to a restaurant or store and pay with your Android smartphone by waving or tapping, as opposed to having your credit card swipe. Rumor has it that Apple...

Bing Deals Launched – Find Deals Nearby

Update: A bit more information about Bing Deals...A Bing spokesperson tells WebProNews, "Mobile is an increasingly important space, and our mobile search strategy is focused on enabling customers to easily discover, access, and use the information, answers and content they need and want, anytime, anywhere with the convenience of their mobile device. Deals is another example of Bing delivering...