Facebook's botched IPO is only the latest in a string of high-profile technology IPOs that have not gone as hoped, leading some to raise the question:...
AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 05.15.2012
NEW YORK -- Signaling a change of fortunes, online deals company Groupon Inc. posted a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue in the first quarte...
Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012
* Banks, natural resources shares lead declines * JPMorgan shares down, executive departs after huge loss * S&P 500 breaks support at 1,...
AP | Posted 05.07.2012
NEW YORK — Groupon CEO Andrew Mason says the online deal company's business continues to improve, though he acknowledges in a letter to sharehol...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.03.2012
Taco Bell loves it when you eat round the clock. But they don't seem to want to pay their workers for every one of the hours they spend feeding you. ...
Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012
* Groupon accounting practices under fire * Shares fall more than 10 pct on board news * Henry joined board on Friday ...
Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 04.30.2012
There are those who will pass up even the most attractive offer because they're embarrassed to present a discount coupon.
Reuters | Nivedita Bhattacharjee | Posted 04.27.2012
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee (Reuters) - Groupon Inc has hired another former eBay Inc executive to head its discount retailing arm Groupo...
Vanessa Pinto | Posted 04.26.2012
I am not trying to change anyone's mind about sex or porn, but I am saying that it should be the choice of every individual to decide how they feel about porn.
Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online coupon company Groupon Inc is recruiting at least two new members to its board of directors after it had to revise fourth-...
HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 04.25.2012
Anti-pornography group The War On Illegal Pornography (WOIP) issued a boycott against discount titan Groupon last week in response to the company's re...
Richard Komaiko | Posted 04.23.2012
What brought our startup back to Chicago? Talent. That's right -- we had to leave Silicon Valley and come to Chicago to find talent. Popular wisdom says that the talent is all out in the Valley, but my experience suggests otherwise.
Eric M. Jackson | Posted 04.19.2012
While there's no way to know which big deal will next grace the pages of GigaOM, allow me to offer a few humble recommendations. Here are five tech deals that make sense and why they need to happen.
Joanna Robinson | Posted 04.18.2012
When you cheap, bulk customers flood me with all kinds of additional problems, the costs extend beyond money. I actually made a profit off the last Groupon I ran. But I won't do it again because of the pain inflicted on me when dealing with you.
Reuters | Dena Aubin | Posted 04.13.2012
By Dena Aubin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Groupon Inc, the online coupon company that floated just months ago in the strongest IPO in years, h...
Richard Komaiko | Posted 04.11.2012
Just yesterday, a Pennsylvania lawyer filed a class action lawsuit against Groupon on behalf of all shareholders who bought in during the infamous IPO. The fate of Groupon literally depends on whether this class action lawsuit "tips."
HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 04.11.2012
Could a Groupon deal ruin your business's reputation online? Three computer scientists from Boston University and Harvard set out to shed light on ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.07.2012
Justin Cener may be a one-man team, but he's willing to take on the likes of Groupon. Cener built his Crowd Seats flash-deal site with a niche: He...
Stephen Robert Morse | Posted 04.05.2012
Now would be an ideal time for someone to create a more comprehensive database that keeps track of the success to failure ratio at each of these accelerators.
AP | Posted 04.03.2012
NEW YORK -- Groupon's stock has closed at its lowest level ever amid growing scrutiny over its business just five months after it went public. Shares...
Wall Street Journal | Posted 04.03.2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining Groupon Inc.'s revision of its first set of financial results as a public company, according to a ...
Reuters | Posted 04.03.2012
* Groupon accused of setting illegal expiration dates * Settlement covers nationwide litigation * Groupon denies allegat...
AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 04.01.2012
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Groupon Inc. said Friday that its fourth-quarter loss was wider than initially reported because it needed to increase the amount of ...
AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 04.01.2012
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Groupon Inc. said Friday that its fourth-quarter loss was wider than initially reported because it needed to increase the amount of ...
The Huffington Post | Stephanie Hallett | Posted 03.31.2012
If you use the Internet these days, you've probably bought at least one online deal -- 50 percent off at Whole Foods, anyone? -- from a site like Grou...
HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 05.25.2012