Okay this is just awesome. Internet marketer John Boyle has taken creative liberty with the rumors circulating about a Google Groupon acquisition and mocked up a meta “Groupon for Groupon,” which is exactly what it sounds like.
The Fine Print:
Expires …?
Site may be a fad
Limit 1 per customer
Stock & Earnout not included
Not valid with other offers.Highlights:
$350 Million in Revenue
Turned down Yahoo!
Featured on TechCrunch
Global reach
So far the counter says “0 bought” but that might change in the coming weeks. And at negotiation prices reportedly reaching upwards of $3 billion, the search engine could probably use the discount.
On a more serious note: We still haven’t heard anything official on the matter from Groupon CEO Andrew Mason and Google has returned our inquiries into the matter with the usual “we don’t comment on rumors” schtick. Heh.
We’ll keep you posted if we hear anymore information, humorous or otherwise.
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...
Google provides search and advertising services, which together aim to organize and monetize the world’s information. In addition to its dominant search engine, it offers a plethora of online tools and platforms including: Gmail, Maps, YouTube, and Google+, the company’s extension into the social space. Most of its Web-based products are free, funded by Google’s highly integrated online advertising platforms AdWords and AdSense. Google promotes the idea that advertising should be highly targeted and relevant to users thus providing...
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