Techmeme: The Reports of Groupon's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated (Vinicius Vacanti/Yipit Blog)

7:25 PM ET, June 5, 2011

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Vinicius Vacanti / Yipit Blog:

The Reports of Groupon's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated — Since Groupon filed its S-1 on Thursday, there have been hundreds of negative articles written about Groupon (including one of our own). — While some of the concerns brought up about Groupon are legitimate, many of them are unfounded.

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Steve Cheney / steve's blog:

Why Groupon is Worth $25 Billion Dollars — Admittedly, Groupon is a work in progress. They continue to spend insane amounts of money to acquire customers and merchants to try to extend their dual-sided network effect with consumers and merchants. Many people see this as unsustainable, some adamant it's all just a Ponzi scheme.

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