[*] Get It
Check your email, Facebook or Twitter feeds for daily deals on cool local businesses.

[*] Share It
Groupons are more fun when used with friends. Pass along deals by email or broadcast them to your social networks.

[*] Enjoy It
Print the voucher or bring it up on your mobile device, then present it at the business to get your deal.


Groupon (a portmanteau derived from "group coupon") is a deal-of-the-day website that features discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies. Groupon was launched on November 2008, the first market for Groupon was Chicago, followed soon thereafter by Boston, New York City, and Toronto. As of October 2010, Groupon serves more than 150 markets in North America and 100 markets in Europe, Asia and South America and has amassed 35 million registered users.[3][4][5][6]

The idea for Groupon was created by now-CEO and Pittsburgh native[7] Andrew Mason.[8] The idea subsequently gained the attention of his former employer, Eric Lefkofsky, who provided $1 million in "seed money" to develop the idea. In April 2010, the company was valued at $1.35 billion.[9] According to a report conducted by Groupon's marketing association and reported in Forbes Magazine, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, Groupon is "projecting that the company is on pace to make $1 billion in sales faster than any other business, ever".[7]

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