Last year saw the explosion of deals companies trying to duplicate the success of first-mover Groupon. Now we're starting to see some froth in the "peer-to-peer accommodation" market.
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The "Groupon for Moms" just scooped up $20 million in funding. It's not your father’s deal company. Instead, this startup is figuring out how to use technology to drive business for local merchants. READ»
The startup Womply recently brought us Groupon-like "effortless offers." Today it launches Loyalty Cloud, hoping to slice through the messy customer-loyalty market with the "simplest loyalty program ever for local merchants."READ»
When Facebook pulled out of the deals space, some people started predicting the end of the industry as a whole. But the main lesson is simple: The deals business is harder than it looks. And that’s good news for Groupon.READ»
There's a new player in the deal marketplace: Dobango Play2Win is the new suite of tournament-style games developed by Dobango for the web, iPhone, and other mobile devices. These short, addictive games reward players with real-world rewards, deep discounts, products, and services. READ»
Have a business near a concert or sports venue? Wouldn't you like a way to reach that local, hungry, primed-to-spend crowd just as their tummies start to grumble? Here's a site and an app for you.READ»
The sudden launch of Google's Music service combined with its boorish business behavior has ticked off some important folks: The record labels. Meanwhile, Apple's cloud-based music locker is said to be much better.READ»
Emily White offers further validation that the secret sauce in the deals space isn't savings. It's sharing and serendipity. And no one shares the serendipity like Facebook.READ»
Foursquare's rolling out yet another feature, a revamp of its merchant platform dubbed "Specials," continuing its recent trend of expanding its core checkin game.READ»
Amid the fuss over a Google buyout, Groupon's expanded its global presence with acquisitions of its own and boosted the service it offers clients. How will these moves improve Groupon, and are they designed to aid the purchase by Google?READ»
Groupon is soaring like a rocket at the moment: Today it opens the Grouponicus Store, with Rihanna's new album as the star offering and social media links a-plenty built in. It's the latest sign that the check-in/coupon digital marketing phenomenon is exploding.READ»
Pew Research has been quizzing Americans about the location-based smartphone frenzy that's everywhere. Except it's not. Pew found only 4% of the online market uses location-based services. Did Facebook maneuver in perfect time to start the real craze?READ»
That girl on the Foursquare logo always looked a little worried, and now we know why: A bigfoot named Facebook just stomped into her territory to steal away her check-in game. At least that's that way it looked yesterday when Facebook stepped decidedly into space previously dominated by the likes of Foursquare and Gowalla, as well as Groupon. READ»
The service established itself as a hub for service-seeking bargain-hunters, but is it becoming a haven for bait-and-switch hucksters? CEO Andrew Mason tells Fast Company how he's responding to new complaints.READ»
