"Analysts estimate there now are thousands of Groupon-like businesses worldwide. Search giant Google, and Facebook, with 600 million-plus members, don't want to be left out, either. (Disclosure: Gannett, parent of USA TODAY, owns Republic Media, which operates deals destination Deal Chicken.)"
Related: Here's Groupon's writing test for would-be in-house writers -- those crafting write-ups on featured businesses. This Chicago-based full-time job pays $37,000 a year, plus benefits.
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ReplyDeleteThe Groupon "writing" test was interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt included "correct" multiple-choice answers like this sentence: "B. Designed to complement face shape, your haircut will leave you feeling crisper than a freshly minted houseplant."
Not to be too literal about it, but what the hell is "a freshly minted houseplant"????
I would rather feel crisper than a freshly minted julep
ReplyDeleteReally? What a joke! That filler copy is pointless. What matters? The deal, the location, is company legit.
ReplyDeleteGroupOn is getting a lot of press, but not all of it is good. The benefit for the local businesses is suspect, and the model overall GroupOn is using is very suspect.
ReplyDeleteI doubt very, very much that's a real Groupon test. It's funny, but a check on whois.com leads that domain to a Chicago musician named Theron Humiston.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one who thinks the name is really stupid?
ReplyDelete9:13 The test link is embedded on Groupon's website.
ReplyDeleteGoogle Groupon Ponzi scheme and it's amazing how many links come up.
ReplyDeleteLove the Deal Chicken ... let's do it the Gannett way and pull the top reporter from every daily paper, put them in a room in, say, Chicago and make them compete with the Groupons of the the world. Or more likely, make them do it from their own newsrooms ... find a deal in the morning and put it online in the afternoon. I can only laugh.
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