Re:Sources: Groupon rejects Google’s offer; will stay indepe...
by sdrinf on Friday December 03, 2010 @09:10PM
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> [..] they are all but begging Google to compete head-to-head
Except for the part where Groupon provides an amount of hand-holding for businesses, that G has neither history, nor reputation of doing.
Historically relevant datapoints: G has both a buying service[1], and an affiliate network[2], neither of which seems anything remotely close to the success that Groupon is enjoying already.
Except for the part where Groupon provides an amount of hand-holding for businesses, that G has neither history, nor reputation of doing.
Historically relevant datapoints: G has both a buying service[1], and an affiliate network[2], neither of which seems anything remotely close to the success that Groupon is enjoying already.
[1] http://www.google.com/prdhp?hl=en&tab=wf#t:0
[2] http://www.google.com/ads/affiliatenetwork/