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Groupon sues ex-employees who left for Google — Tech News and Analysis

http://gigaom.com/2011/10/24/groupon-google-lawsuit/ Groupon has filed suit against two former employees for allegedly taking the daily deals site’s trade secrets with them to their new jobs at Google. Bloomberg was the first to report on the news. In a lawsuit filed in Cook County, Illinois last week, Groupon accuses two former employees — Michael Nolan and Brian Hanna — of taking information they learned at Groupon to their new sales jobs at Google Offers, Google’s daily deals site.

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http://blog.yipit.com/2010/10/23/groupon-reveals-its-future-will-be-self-serve/ Update: this post was picked up by Mashable , Business Insider , Screenwerk and was the top story on Techmeme on October 24, 2010.
Groupon & Mobile

Groupon non acquisition by Google

Groupon Raises $950 Million — Now Comes the Hard Part: Tech News and Analysis «

http://gigaom.com/2011/01/10/groupon-raises-950-million-now-comes-the-hard-part/ “You know what’s cooler than a million dollars? A billion dollars.” Fans of the movie The Social Network — especially those who live in Silicon Valley — like to recite that line a lot, and now Groupon gets to feel how cool that really is, thanks to a new round of funding.
9:40 p.m. | Updated Groupon, the social buying site that spurned a $6 billion offer from Google , is pushing ahead with plans for its initial public offering, a debut that could value the company at $15 billion or more. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/groupon-readies-for-an-i-p-o/

Groupon I.P.O. Said to Value Company at $15 Billion

Groupon IPO

Groupon keys to success