Comments on: Groupon Close to Half a Billion Dollars in Sales http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/ Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Newsonomics of Google Grouponomics » Nieman Journalism Lab http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-531582 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:21:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-531582 [...] needs to stoke several new engines of growth to keep the topline growing. Groupon has scaled to $400 million in sales in two years, and clearly has lots of [...]

]]> By: Google Wants Groupon Because Social Ads Are the Future: Tech News « http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-527525 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:48:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-527525 [...] acquirer is the fact that Groupon is bringing in an estimated $50 million in revenue a month, and expects to close the year with more than half a billion dollars in sales. That’s after less than two years in [...]

]]> By: Groupon Seeks More Cash so it Can Scale: Tech News « http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-504226 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:57:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-504226 [...] said recently that it expects to end the year with more than 25 million subscribers and close to $500 million in sales. The service — which offers users discounts from restaurants, retailers and other merchants [...]

]]> By: LivingSocial and the Future of Local Group-Buying: Tech News « http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-442022 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:00:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-442022 [...] largest player in that market — it has raised more than $165 million in venture financing and has sales that are approaching $500 million — but LivingSocial is a strong number two in that expanding space, and in some regional [...]

]]> By: Newspapers Need to Do More Than Copy Groupon: Tech News « http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-295846 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:06:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-295846 [...] one of the fastest-growing startups in decades, is valued at more than $1 billion, and expects to close the year with almost $500 million in revenue. This has gotten the attention of newspaper chains, which used to be the primary conduit [...]

]]> By: Game Time for Foursquare « @ the intersection http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-291752 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:51:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-291752 [...] incentives of Groupon. While Groupn itself has shown how effective it can be in driving one-time sales for local businesses it does also have its drawbacks. Foursquare can help businesses foster the [...]

]]> By: Cathy Proehl http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-266868 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:39:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-266868 Thumbs up Urban Spoils…I’m a big fan of both Groupon and Living Social. Just enrolled to try you guys out as well.
Cheers!!!!

]]> By: Eran Davidov http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-265220 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:58:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-265220 I think other than LivingSocial, the main threat to Groupon are sites with large mailing lists. Yelp and newspapers now entering the daily deal market already have a very large following and can set up deals by themselves, or by partnering or buying the smaller players around.
USA Todaily Deal?

]]> By: guy at HockeyBias dot com http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-265157 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:25:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-265157 fascinating ====

]]> By: Sudhir http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/groupon-close-to-half-a-billion-dollars-in-sales/#comment-265141 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:49:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=140073#comment-265141 Aggregation has been proven time and again as a consumer need in every vertical – search is aggregation of information ala Google and others, Kayak in travel, Indeed in jobs and the list goes on. It is an inherent part of the ecosystem.

I completely believe that players like Urbanspoils will be successful and there is a strong market need for this, given the sheer fragmentation in social buying sites. Consistent user experience, personalization will be key.

I checked out Urbanspoils – love the interface and especially love the fact that I dont have to visit 20 different sites or peruse through as many emails…..Rock on!

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