Groupon in the Philippines is offering 76% off the pseudoscience/human rights infringement that is circumcision. WTF?

"Groupon wants to be known for more than just deals. It is launching a free loyalty program called Groupon Reward for U.S. consumers and merchants, part of a bigger effort to become the “operating system for local commerce,” as Groupon CEO Andrew Mason put it earlier this week. Groupon Rewards, which builds off an earlier trial in Philadelphia, will give merchants a way to track and recognize loyalty without employing old punch cards. "

Uhhhh search Google! This is a STEAL not a deal! WOW! Love me some - Ft. Lauderdale based too!

Billed by Facebook as “a great way to drive new people to your business and engage customers”, a trial of the new Offers feature by Huon Bush Retreats has proved just how powerful the tool can be. The test elicited a strong response and also highlighted glitches in the beta that Facebook is now working on.

Facebook may have quietly introduced Offers in February, with the new feature only really getting noticed in April. The results, however, have been anything but quiet for a small Northern Irish hotel, with its latest offer claimed over 28,000 times in 24 hours, Simply Zesty reports.

Businesses can provide special offers to fans on Facebook, with these offers appearing in the newsfeed if you’ve ‘liked’ the page. When they’re claimed, they appear on the user’s timeline, and by extension in their friends’ newsfeeds.

This worked in the Roe Park Resort’s favour, as in the space of just over 24 hours, its offer for a 1 night stay at the hotel for £42.50 went viral. While this means big bucks for the hotel, to the tune of over £1 million, it also means that no money has actually exchanged hands and that if every single person who claimed the offer actually shows up, the hotel would have to accommodate over 3,500 guests per month until the expiry date in December.

Groupon commands 79 percent of U.S. visits to the group buying category, whereas No. 2 in the category LivingSocial only commands 8 percent of the market. While that is a formidable gap in marketshare, LivingSocial is on track to bring in $500 million in revenues next year which is a really positive sign.

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