Number of discount coupons (Groupons) sold in 2010. Group Buying Groupon groupon data groupon numbers groupon statistics$750 million. Value of stock the company expects to sell in its IPO. 6 billion. Amount Google reportedly offered to pay for Groupon last year. billion. Value placed on the company based on 2010 investments by venture capital firms. 30 billion. Maximum value of the company expected to be reflected in the IPO — surpassing Google’s value at its IPO. billion. Size of Google’s IPO in 2004. 94,000. Groupon’s revenue for all of 2008 $713 million. MORE >>

pamorama marketing, life, social media Home About Bookshelf Links Contact Social Media Users More Likely to Buy From Brands They Follow by Pam Dyer on March 18, 2010 Share People who follow a brand on Facebook or Twitter are more inclined to shop that brand or recommend it to others, according to a new report by Chadwik Martin Bailey. The study, released on March 16th, showed that consumers were up to 67% more likely to recommend or buy products from a brand after following it on social networking sites. Social Media Users More Likely to Buy From Brands They Follow | pamorama. [.] MORE >>

In short, you can now sell on Facebook by letting your customers buy, but also letting them tell their friends. Group buying. You’ve heard of sites, such as Groupon, that sell for discounts if you get your friends to “group&# together to buy a product or service? So, other than content, customer engagement, net neutrality, FTC rules, social commerce, group buying, Q&A sites, and mobile, what trends are you seeing, using technology, for 2011? Social commerce. Social who? And letting their friends tell their friends. Q&A sites. Mobile. MORE >>

Buy cheapest air tickets in India for Rs. They intend to sell 1 million air tickets at these discounted rates of Rs. Domestic flights only   - It is the best time to buy air tickets if you wish to travel by air across major cities in India, from 1 February – 30 April 2013, which is the period across which you can book the tickets. Before you start buying – Remember normal cancellation and rescheduling charges apply, which could be as much as Rs. So be sure of your India travel plans before you go on an flight ticket buying spree. Yahoo! India Tip MORE >>

However, there’s another company that is making good use of the group buying industry. Keeping under the radar, Fandango has been dishing out deal after deal through group buying websites. This deal was presented by LivingSocial as a 70% discount off the maximum value of $15 per ticket at Fandango.com. Fandango: A Leader in Group Buying? Group Buying Groupon LivingSocial fandango groupon fandango livingsocial lionsgate Matthew McConaughey The Lincoln Lawyer matthew mconaughey the lincoln lawyer the lincoln lawyer grouponHere’s how Fandango does it. MORE >>