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11 Online Deals To Help You Save On Your Wedding

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Hallett | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Wedding Deal, Groupon, Bloomspot, Daily Deals, Weddings 2.0, Living Social Wedding, Online Wedding Deal, Groupon Wedding, Slidepollajax, Bloomspot Wedding, Living Social, Weddings News

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...

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Make Cash Off Your Daily Deal Remorse

Emily Cohn | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Flash Sale Site, Buyer's Remorse, Dealsgoround, Poll, Couprecoup, Daily Deal, Groupon, Living Social, Remorse, Money News

Welcome to A Dollar A Day, where every day we'll dish out creative and quirky ways to save on your living expenses. Daily deal sites like Groupon ...

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ArtJamz Revamped As New Venue On The Painting-Drinking-Eating Circuit

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Michael Clements, DC News, Paint: Lab, Art, The Painted Cork, Painting Class, Art on the Brix, Dc Around Town, Wine & Palette, Artjamz, Living Social, Dupont Circle, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Tired of the same old dinner-and-a-movie routine? ArtJamz, a pop-up event that combines painting, drinks and live music, has been offeri...

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Which Cities Steal The Most Stuff From Hotels?

The Huffington Post | Christiana Lilly | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Boston, Houston, Stealing From Hotels, Chicago, Hotel Survey, Miami News, Tampa, Washington D.C., Slidepollajax, Miami, Hotel Theft, Los Angeles, Dallas, New York City, Living Social, Denver, Miami News

We know, we know: that hotel robe is just soooo soft and comfy. And according to a new survey, many of you just shove it in your luggage and make a br...

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WATCH: Living Social's 'Capital Cribs: Occupy DC Edition'

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: DC News, Socialstudiesdc, Video, Occupydc, District of Columbia, Cccupy Wall Street, Dc Around Town, McPherson Square, Occupy Dc, Living Social, DC News

WASHINGTON -- LivingSocial's SocialStudies blog has taken its snark-streaked lens inside McPherson Square's stalwart Occupy DC encampment for a new vi...

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The Only Daily Deal Email You'll Ever Need

Milkshake | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Milkshake Loves, Charities, Daily Discount, Donating to Charity, Deals, Getting Gives, Living Social, Responsible Purchasing, Groupon, Good News News

Getting Gives is a brand new daily email founded by Matt Miller and Sydney Strader. Not only does it help minimize your Gmail clutter, it also makes donating to charity practically painless.

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'Shit ___ Says' Comes To D.C. (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Funny, DC News, Video, Living Social Studies Shit Video, Humor, Dc Around Town, Shit Girls Say, Shit D.C. Says, Memes, Living Social, DC News

WASHINGTON -- If you're getting dazed by the sheer abundance of "Shit ____ Say" videos, you're not alone, but you may want to make room for one more: ...

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Groupon Beats Major Rival

Reuters | Alistair Barr | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Daily Deals Groupon, Living Social Deals, Video, Groupon, Living Social Groupon, Reuters, Groupon Daily Deals, Groupon Deals, Groupon Living Social, Living Social, Technology News

By Alistair Barr (Reuters) - Groupon Inc's main business grew in November as the largest daily deal company extended its lead over riva...

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Uninsured Americans Turning To Daily Deals Sites For Healthcare

AP | JOSEPH PISANI | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Video, Daily Deals Sites Healthcare, Groupon, Daily-Deals-Sites, Business News, Daily-Deals, Uninsured Americans, Health Insurance, Living Social, Healthcare, Business News

NEW YORK — The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn't need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon. Stella, a small bu...

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Did Daily Deals Sites Kill A Chicago Restaurant?

Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Groupon Ruins Business, Drews Eatery Auction, Drews Eatery Out of Business, Groupon Deal, Drews Eatery Closing Event, Groupon, Groupon Closes Business, Drews Eatery Closed, Drews Eatery Bankrupt, Drews Eatery Party, Drews Eatery, Living Social, Drews Eatery Sendoff, Living Social Closes Business, Chicago News

A vegan-friendly Chicago restaurant that apparently partnered with too many "daily deals" sites is having a farewell bash this weekend before closing ...

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LivingSocial Offers Largest-Ever National Fast Food Daily Deal

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Fast Food, Mcdonalds Living Social, Livingsocial Mcdonald's, Livingsocial Mcdonald's Deal, Video, Living Social Mcdonalds, Daily Deals, Livingsocial Fast Food Deal, Livingsocial, McDonald's, Mcdonalds Groupon, Living Social, Fast Food Deal, 5 Big Macs, Food News

Most subscribers of daily deal sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial agree that it is worth remaining a subscriber for those once-in-a-blue-moon deal...

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As Daily Deals Evolve, Startups Look To Solve 'The Groupon Problem'

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 11.23.2011

Consider it the daily-deal gold rush. First, there was Groupon's much-anticipated IPO in early November, which valued the market leader at $12.7 billi...

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Popular Online Deals Service Ups The Ante With National Deals

AP | By BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Holidays, Social Media, Living Social Deals, Video, Twitter, Living Social Black Friday Deals, Shopping, Living Social National Deals, Online Shopping, Facebook, Living Social, Black-Friday, Technology News

NEW YORK -- Here's one way to avoid getting trampled by bargain-hunting hordes knocking down store doors on Black Friday: Online deals service LivingS...

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Groupon Reserve Offers Invitation-Only Fine Dining Deals

Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Living Social Gourmet, Video, Groupon, Bice, Groupon Reserve, Gilt City, Livingsocial, Bice Restaurant, Living Social, Food News

In the wake of the launch of LivingSocial Gourmet, Groupon has launched its own high-end dining deal program in New York: Groupon Reserve. Available o...

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LivingSocial Will Debut High-End Restaurant Deal Site

AP | By RACHEL METZ | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Restaurant Deal Sites, Livingsocial Gourmet Launch, Livingsocial Food Site, Video, Livingsocial New Food Site, Livingsocial Restaurant Deals, Restaurant Deals, Livingsocial Gourmet, Livingsocial, Living Social Food Site, Living Social, Living Social Gourmet, Food News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Online deals site LivingSocial is launching an invitation-only service aimed at food fans, offering experiences such as a visit to an...

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The Premature Demise of Daily Deal Sites

Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Social Media, Yelp, Daily Deal, Groupon, Technology News, Coupons, Living Social, Technology News

The DD business is not a classic web-based business; it requires aggressive marketing of merchants. Both sales personnel and the merchant must be savvy enough to craft offers that attract customers and turn a profit.

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SF Filled With Unhealthy Eaters: Study Reveals Surprising Facts

Robin Wilkey | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Living Social Sf, Sf Food Poll, San Francisco Food, Living Social San Francisco, Living Social Poll, Sf Vegetarian, San Francisco Vegetarian, San Francisco Food Poll, San Francisco Vegan, Sf Vegan, Living Social, San Francisco News

On Thursday, the online deal site LivingSocial released the results of the company's first nationwide "Dining Out" survey-- a project that surveyed mo...

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Food & Drink Coupons: The Most Regretted Deal Site Purchases

Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Groupon, Deals Sites, Food Drink Deals, Restaurant Deals, Coupons, Groupon Regret, Food Drink Deal Remorse, Online Coupons Food Drink, Living Social, Food Coupons, Food News

Everyone knows that daily deals websites have sprung up like coupon-touting kudzu over the past few years. And many know that some of the coupons they...

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Group Buying the New Thing in Residential Solar -- And Beyond?

Lewis Milford | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Cost of Solar, Portland Oregon, Solarize, Clean Energy, Group-Buying, Groupon, Living Social, Solar Power, Oregon, Green News

What is so great about the Solarize model? For one thing, its marketing and promotion are usually community-led. It also lowers the technology cost, through the use of group-buying power.

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Living Stupid

Jamie Reidy | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Groupon IPO, Quiznos, Mitch McConnell, Groupon, Scoutmob, Hang Gliding, Living Social, Comedy News

Groupon, you better hold that IPO soon, because the world is full of people like me. And someday we're gonna catch on to your evil plans.

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Another Daily Deals Site Prepares To Go Public

AP | By ELLEN GIBSON | Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Livingsocial, Living Social Ipo, Livingsocial Ipo, Living Social, Technology News

-- Online coupon seller Living Social has selected banks to underwrite a stock offering that will seek to raise $1 billion, CNBC reported on Friday. ...

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The Secrets Behind Google's New Coupon Service

Business Insider's Silicon Alley Insider | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Google Offers Groupon, Google Coupons, Google Offers, Groupon, Daily Deals, Living Social, Google Daily Deals, Technology News

Google launched its Groupon-killer, "Offers," in Portland, Oregon, about a month ago. And now it's gearing up to launch in San Francisco and New Yo...

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Disrupted Economies and Disruptive Technologies

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Social Media, Zynga, Twitter, Unemployment, Groupon, Income Inequality, Jobs, Decline of the Middle Class, Facebook, Living Social, Housing Crisis, Business News

We have seen residential housing lose what little steam it had built up. Jobs numbers, due Friday, are likely to show moderation in the pace of new jo...

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Daily Deals Sites Growing By Leaps And Bounds

AP | By ELLEN GIBSON | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Ideeli, Daily Deals Growth, Groupon Growth, Daily Coupons Growth, Groupon, Daily Deals, Living Social, Technology News

-- Groupon is adding 150 employees a month at its U.S. headquarters and trains them in a church because the conference rooms at its headquarters aren...

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13 Ways To Save Money You've Never Heard Of

The Huffington Post | Tim Stenovec | Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Discounts, Groupon, Groupon Competitors, Daily Deals, Sites Like Groupon, Daily Deals Sites, Living Social, Deals, Daily Deal Sites, Facebook Daily Deals, Technology News

In an attempt to tap into the expanding daily deals market, Facebook on Tuesday launched Deals in five cities. Facebook hopes to utilize social conne...

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