Google, whose $6 billion buyout offer was spurned by Groupon, is in talks with much-smaller rivals, the New York Post reports.
The news is not unexpected. Having determined that social couponing capability is key to local advertising, Google has to get into position, one way or the other.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Google Still Hunting for a Social Coupon Network
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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