Category Archives: Groupon

Oh the Places you’ll Go(ogle)!

Posted on August 30, 2011 by brandonopdx

Today’s Willamette Week (link unavailable) features an article that seeks to vilify Google’s latest product, Google Places. To stoke the flames of fear, they quote Paul Wagner, founder of local deal site Forkfly.com, who claims that Places is “...

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Groupsquare Fourpon: New Functionality, Same Lack of Intelligence

Posted on August 22, 2011 by brandonopdx

It was announced last month that the location based social networking site Foursquare had decided to join forces with Groupon. Now, I can see why Foursquare would want to partner up here. Groupon’s core competency is the elegance with which &he...

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How Daily Deals are bad for. . . .the consumer!

Posted on August 19, 2011 by brandonopdx

With the myriad articles about how Groupon is screwing small merchants (see this weeks Willamette Week article http://bit.ly/ptJYZy) I thought I would stir up some controversy by suggesting that Daily Deal sites are actually harmful to the consumer! ...

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The polarizing power of Groupon

Posted on July 28, 2011 by brandonopdx

By now, most educated folks are aware of the hot button topics to avoid at parties. Things like gun control, abortion rights and government healthcare. And, of course, Groupon. I was at a party last week and though I can’t … Continue rea...

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