http://paidcontent.org/2010/12/31/419-sec-watch-groupon-raises-half-a-billion-in-half-a-round/ The economics of digital content Fri, 24 May 2013 18:12:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://paidcontent.org/2010/12/31/419-sec-watch-groupon-raises-half-a-billion-in-half-a-round/#comment-81544 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:21:05 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2010/12/31/419-sec-watch-groupon-raises-half-a-billion-in-half-a-round/#comment-81544 Great to hear this good news from Groupon. With giants like Google and Amazon joining this game, money is very important for them to maintain their current market leader status. However, one of the problems Groupon facing is that it’s the products or services that the buyer cares the most. With the increasing number of deals offered, buyers can just visit a daily deal aggregator like http://www.shopway.com to check all the available deals easily. As a user, it makes absolutely no difference to me if I get an email from Groupon, LivingSocial, or ShopWay telling me about a deal, since I’m after the deal itself. With all of these clones coming up, Groupon’s model runs the risk of becoming a commodity.

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