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Paying for social media personal information

May 11, 2011 | Posted by Emma Brown

Consumers who share personal information online, such as their preferred type of chocolate, should be rewarded, according to Dr Suresh Sood, co-founder of the UTS Complex Systems Research Centre. read more »

Mind the discount gap – Chris Garner DIRECT Magazine

May 5, 2011 | Posted by DIRECT

The promises of upward traffic, soon to be loyal customers and record coupon sales are luring retailers into the exploding group buying site space. Chris Garner warns of the pitfalls, loss of control and hidden costs associated with discounts and shares his tips on how to make coupons pay. read more »

Group buying sites soar to $400 million this year

April 14, 2011 | Posted by Emma Brown

Group buying and discount sites continue to grow at unprecedented levels. Sam Yip, research manager from sector analyst Telsyte, said that the revenues generated in Q1 2011 alone exceeded the full year 2010 of $63 million. “We believe it will exceed $400 million this year,” he said. read more »

Groupon says sorry – deal was too good to be true

February 17, 2011 | Posted by Emma Brown

Global coupon giant, Groupon, apologised to consumers over a sample ad that critics complained was misleading. read more »

Google launches daily deals service after failing to acquire Groupon

January 25, 2011 | Posted by DIRECT

Google is creating a US-only daily deals service and competitor to Groupon called Google Offers. Google reportedly tried to buy Groupon with a multibillion-dollar offer last month, but was rejected by the deals website. read more »

Jump On It is climbing the social ladder

November 25, 2010 | Posted by Emma Brown

LivingSocial has invested $5 million in the local coupon site Jump On It. read more »