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Editor’s note :This guest post is part of an in-depth series looking at the daily deal industry written by Rocky Agrawal , an entrepreneur who has worked on local products since 1995. Read Part I, Part II , and Part III also. He blogs at reDesign and Tweets @rakeshlobster .
Why Groupon Is Poised For Collapse
Groupon: Doomed to Fail or Worth a Leap? A Twitter Debate — Tech News and Analysis
Among those debating the value of Groupon as it filed for its hotly-awaited initial public offering — which could give it a market capitalization as high as $30 billion — were two startup entrepreneurs who took to Twitter on Thursday night. On the “Groupon is doomed to fail” side of the question was David Heinemeier Hansson , a partner at 37signals and creator of Ruby on Rails, and on the “give Groupon a chance” side of the debate was SimpleGeo co-founder Joe Stump . Who won?
Just when I thought I was burned out on all things Groupon, LivingSocial, et al (and there's lots of et als in this market), along comes Deals on Facebook.
Publications Why Deals On Facebook Isn't Just Another Groupon Clone 04/27/2011
The Bank of Facebook: How will Facebook interact in the global economy? Brian Solis
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Groupon, the so-called social buying site (even though there is very little social going on outside of the manipulation of basic human behaviors like their reaction to a situation where there is sense of scarcity) and the fastest growing company in history, is bad for your business.
Why Groupon is bad for your business (and mine) | The Social Customer
Ma quanti altri, davanti alla richiesta di soldi, sono così sgamati da andarsene e contattare il servizio clienti?
Groupon e Groupalia funzionano davvero? [inchiesta] - Wired.it
Many businesses have been ‘exploring’ the opportunities of social media over the past number of years. However, the time has now come for companies to think about realising a direct sales return from social media. A Nielsen report last year highlighted that 90% of consumers trust the opinions of people they know. 70% trust anonymous ratings and reviews posted online.
