I live in a Chicago suburb, so more than most Internet people, I have been hit with the Groupon IPO hype. Even though Groupon has lost $1.07 per share, it is trading at $24 / share, or up 20%. I wanted to be part of the Daily Deal bandwagon. I get Groupon, Living Social, Google [...]

The new wave of coupons (often referred to as “daily deals”), the pre-purchase of goods and services at a discount, have proven they can drive a lot of new business to local retailers, and more recently, online retailers like FTD. The premise of the idea is deceptively simple. Consumers sign up with a service such [...]