January 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Yesterday morning I tweeted the above – "Wow. @Groupon's already sold 2,117 groupons today to Pitch Pizzeria. Seems like they're headed for an Omaha record." read more
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January 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
December 12, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
In the wake of turning down a reported $6 billion offer from Google, Groupon's founder Andrew Mason gave his first in-person video interview to Charlie Rose this past Thursday. The interview, which runs for about 23 minutes touches on all facets of Groupon, but it isn't until the 20th minute in which the Google deal is approached. And when it is, Mason dances around a direct answer until he gives Rose this response: "You can't talk about all kinds… read more
August 10, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines In 2008, Nathan Heinrich (left) of Des Moines and business partner Aaron Donsbach of Seattle, Washington, registered Twitter accounts for nearly all U.S. ZIP Codes. At the time, they had recognized a problem with location-based communication and felt that a combination of the Twitter platform and ZIP Codes would provide an answer. Heinrich and Donsbach have gone through a few different solutions in the past two years, but most recently they launched TwitZip. They've also expanded their team… read more
July 23, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Yesterday, the Omaha World-Herald (OWH) threw their name in the hat for daily deal offerings serving Omaha. Although their launch trails that of major players Groupon and LivingSocial, they have an existing audience, ad sales team, and, of course, a strong local brand that will accelerate their version, Daily Deal Omaha, to the forefront. "What makes Daily Deal… read more
July 13, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha There's no doubt about it, three things are currently trending: email newsletters, daily deals, and Justin Bieber's song Omaha Mall. There are few similarities between the three, especially with the latter in the mix, but one that hits on them all is the news of the day: LivingSocial adds Omaha to its list of 52 markets. read more
May 11, 2010 by John T. Meyer
Sioux Falls For Nate Petersen it started as a simple desire to take his wife out to dinner. Then, it became a tiny idea validated by the purchase of the web domain FallsFood.com. Finally, after years of tinkering with the idea and growing the courage to leave his "real job," his idea became a business. Petersen, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, owns and operates FallsFood, a website which tells locals in the Sioux Falls area – those who live… read more
February 22, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Last week, Chicago-based Groupon officially launched its Omaha site with a bang! Already featuring deals from Sam & Louie's, Beyourself Boutique, Turning Heads Salon & Spa and more, the city is embracing the site as a way to save on local retailers of interest. I had a great talk with Andrew Mason, Groupon's founder & CEO, about the history of the local offers… read more