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We're all about the Ecce Homo today. The Wall Street Journal has an interesting story about how the ruined Spanish painting of Christ may lead to yet another unintended consequence—that…
In a climate where Groupon’s stock plummet has sullied the general outlook for deals sites offering everything from pole-dancing classes to Bermuda vacations, maybe a pure sports platform is just…
This week, sports tickets grew on trees, Olympian Usain Bolt stormed the streets, and Google found a detour around a traffic jam on the Internet super-highway. Many of the hundreds of…
Early this week news broke that Google is acquiring the venerable guidebook publisher Frommer's. That comes on the heels of the search giant's eye-opening deal to purchase Zagat last year.…
One day after Groupon's disappointing Q2 earnings report, the daily deals row isn't getting any easier to hoe. For the second consecutive week, a major banking institution has rolled out…
American Express isn't the only financial player that's serious about deals. Ally Bank has worked with 170 merchants in the last year, offering account holders the chance to get cash…
With the ability of social media to amplify a single negative customer experience, you'd expect every company that cares about its brand to have a plan in place to deal…
Facebook Studio, eat your heart out. Following a trend among notable digital firms like Facebook, Groupon today announced significant upgrades to GouponWorks, a resource that’s designed to show local merchants…
Consumers are twice as comfortable with Amazon using their purchase history to target their offers compared to Facebook employing user profile data to do the same, according to a new…
