A week rarely goes by that we don’t see someone clone all or part of hot group buying site Groupon. See, for example, Copy/Paste Innovation: Groupon Gets Cloned In Russia And China and this post discussing the hundred or so Groupon clones in China alone.
ScoutMob isn’t one of the guys copying the Groupon website wholesale. But our guess is they certainly took a look at the video Groupon plays when a user unsubscribes from the daily email. ScoutLabs does their own video whenever someone subscribes.
If something works, other people will grab it and evolve it. And that seems to be ok with Groupon CEO Andrew Mason. In a video interview earlier this year, he said he’s more focused on growing his company than tracking down people who copy part or all of the service.
So the good news is this – if you like what you see in the video above, feel free to copy it. Groupon certainly won’t be coming after you.
Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in more than 565 cities around the world. By promising businesses a minimum number of customers, Groupon can offer deals that aren’t available elsewhere. Groupon brings buyers and sellers together in a fun and collaborative way that offers the consumer an unbeatable deal, and businesses a large number of new customers. To date, it has saved consumers more than $300 million and claims it...
ScoutMob provides location-aware coupons, offering rapidly-expiring deals on local food, coffee, and shops, all tailored to your location and city. ScoutMob’s mobile application allows the coupons to be delivered directly to the iPhone without having to print out or download. The app enables users to: Store and sort local deals by newest, most popular, nearby, and hurry-you-fool-it’s-about-to-expire. Get extra incentive from these locations when you make a return visit. When you find a deal worth pursuing, pull it up on your...
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