tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2048988622009392044..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Deal Chicken | Site makes first USAT appearanceJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66149015183593526932011-06-16T21:10:56.805-04:002011-06-16T21:10:56.805-04:00Love the Deal Chicken ... let's do it the Gann...Love 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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41529003984857472332011-06-16T14:29:51.445-04:002011-06-16T14:29:51.445-04:00Google Groupon Ponzi scheme and it's amazing h...Google Groupon Ponzi scheme and it's amazing how many links come up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86952356281293150442011-06-16T04:05:44.257-04:002011-06-16T04:05:44.257-04:009:13 The test link is embedded on Groupon's we...9:13 The test link is embedded on Groupon's website.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82610021519332536782011-06-15T22:44:03.071-04:002011-06-15T22:44:03.071-04:00Am I the only one who thinks the name is really st...Am I the only one who thinks the name is really stupid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37811686522615463602011-06-15T21:13:50.529-04:002011-06-15T21:13:50.529-04:00I doubt very, very much that's a real Groupon ...I 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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10617179992187395702011-06-15T20:22:39.186-04:002011-06-15T20:22:39.186-04:00GroupOn is getting a lot of press, but not all of ...GroupOn 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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84757196368036637472011-06-15T17:56:26.541-04:002011-06-15T17:56:26.541-04:00Really? What a joke! That filler copy is pointless...Really? What a joke! That filler copy is pointless. What matters? The deal, the location, is company legit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42946642271874563572011-06-15T11:50:52.116-04:002011-06-15T11:50:52.116-04:00I would rather feel crisper than a freshly minted ...I would rather feel crisper than a freshly minted julepAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88041876786522114332011-06-15T11:48:59.176-04:002011-06-15T11:48:59.176-04:00The Groupon "writing" test was interesti...The Groupon "writing" test was interesting.<br /><br />It 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."<br /><br />Not to be too literal about it, but what the hell is "a freshly minted houseplant"????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44007479325168364802011-06-15T10:07:21.580-04:002011-06-15T10:07:21.580-04:00Historically, USA Today stories that reference Gan...Historically, USA Today stories that reference Gannett are read by more than a few editors before they make their way into print.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com