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News Roundup: AmazonLocal launches for Kindle, how deals affect Yelp ratings, Groupon IPO update

AmazonLocal Launches for Kindle AmazonLocal (which is live in 44 markets across 15 U.S. states) is going to launch a daily deals service on their Special Offers Kindle product in the next few weeks with the release of a new … Continue reading

[Infographic]: “What’s The Deal With Daily Deals?”

Found this great infographic on Mashable created by the folks at Lab42. They surveyed 500 Daily Deal members to get a bit of insight into their purchasing habits, the deal sites they use, and more. The survey also found that … Continue reading

Use Daily Deals to Spend Less on Vacation

Summer is officially here, and that means many families will be packing up their suitcases and vacationing within Canada or the U.S. You can use daily deals to save while you’re on vacation this summer by following our tips below. … Continue reading

News Roundup: Google Offers Launches, Groupon Partners with Expedia

Google Launches Daily Deal Service Google launched its new daily deal product today, with testing starting in Portland, and rolling out to New York, San Fransico and other cities over the summer months. Google Offers will integrate with Google’s new … Continue reading

News Roundup: Canadian Dealfind Raises $31M, Amazon Launches MyHabit, LivingSocial CEO Shares Strategy, Industry Insight [VIDEO]

Dealfind Raises $31M in VC Funding Canadian daily deal website Dealfind has secured $31 million in funding from Insight Venture Partners (New York), Georgian Partners (Toronto), and the Ontario Venture Capital Fund (Toronto). Dealfind launched one year ago, and plans … Continue reading

News Roundup: LivingSocial to unveil new ad campaign during Oscars, Virgin thinks about launching deals site, Groupon reports surge in 2010 revenue

LivingSocial’s new ad campaign… Oscar worthy? LivingSocial is set to unveil a new ad campaign at this Sunday’s Oscars. The campaign, which was created by the firm The Martin Agency has been dubbed, “Experience Architects,” and demonstrates LivingSocial’s value prop– … Continue reading

News Roundup: Groupon’s Superbowl Controversy… oh, and LivingSocial had a Superbowl Ad too

Last Sunday Superbowl XLV invaded Texas, but by the end of the game, no one was talking about the Packers — all the buzz was about Groupon, and the controversial 30 second spot they ran during the game. Groupon has … Continue reading

News Roundup: Facebook Deals launches in Canada, LivingSocial has record-breaking month, Groupon makes Hipster an acquisition offer

Facebook Deals launches across Canada, Facebook testing social buying feature Facebook Deals launched across Canada this week, allowing mobile users to check-in at featured businesses to receive discounts and promotions. Chapters Indigo, AMC Theatres, H&M, Joe Fresh and Telus are … Continue reading

News Roundup: Google Confirms Plans for Google Offers, LivingSocial sells 85 Amazon Gift Cards per second

Google Preparing to Launch Google Offers Google is currently in the testing phases for Google Offers, a local ad/daily deal service set to compete against Groupon, the Chicago based group buying giant Google recently tried to buy out with a … Continue reading

News Roundup: Is group buying a Chinese export? LivingSocial expands, RedFlagDeals and OneSpout launch new sites, and other daily deal news!

Every Friday OneSpout compiles the most relevant headlines across the daily deal industry and shares them with you. Continue reading