Google Launching Groupon Competitor: Google Offers

mashable.com:

Google is preparing to launch Google Offers, the search giant's Groupon competitor, Mashable has learned. We have the documents to prove it.

One of our sources has sent us a confidential fact sheet straight from the Googleplex about the company's new group buying service. "Google Offers is a new product to help potential customers and clientele find great deals in their area through a daily email," the fact sheet says.

Read the whole story: mashable.com

Comments

[Dieter Zerressen]

01:08 PM on 01/21/2011

Groupon should have sold itself for 6 billion. This "idea" for a mass market coupon is easily copied and I doubt patentable. Besides I think its a flash in the pan - coupons will always be around - but the Groupon coupon has limited appeal at best. I haven't seen one that I would bother with. I even read where the business honoring the groupon almost have gone bankrupt because of the extreme discounts they are required to provide. If a local restaurant just plain offers a day with 90% off of all the menu items I would go over there and try it out. The restaurant doesn't have to sell it's soul to Groupon to bring in that kind of traffic.

[Chauncey Love]

12:08 PM on 01/21/2011

To: Groupon
From: Google

Subject: HOW YA LIKE ME NOW?!

Body: HOW YA LIKE ME NOW?!

[MrVee]

10:47 AM on 01/21/2011

I like this comment from Mashable
" I vote that they should call it "Goopon." lol.

[Boodieugwumba]

09:59 AM on 01/21/2011

I wonder what it will look like when just one company owns everything in the whole world.

[Comicoffee]

09:16 AM on 01/21/2011

I bet there are some mighty ticked off Groupon employees right about now...