GROUPON is some email list that gives away 'sweet ass local deals' right in your inbox. Apparently it is a 'really important company' that 'makes mad bank', I guess because people like 2 feel like they have 'consumer power' by using coupons. Anyways, GROUPON apparently is the future of 'local business on the internet' so Google was all like 'Hey can we buy ur a$$ for $6 billion dollars? Can u throw in a few coupons 4 us too?'

The group-buying giant has been the center of the tech world this week after it was reported that Google had offered it $5.3 billion with a $700 million earnout. According to Chicago Breaking Business and Bloomberg, Groupon has decided that it is better off on its own.

But Groupon was all like 'hell no, we make $2 billion per year bitches! Yall better step it up if u want these nuts bc there's only more middle class ppl out there who want more sweet ass coupons.'

Still, there may be a reason why Groupon rejected this offer. According to AllThingsD, Groupon generates $2 billion in yearly revenue, not the $500 million figure that has been widely reported.

Wish I had invented a site that gave away local coupons.

Feel like I would never sell 2 yahoo, Microsoft, or any1 other than Google or Apple just to make sure that my brand was 'kewl':

Earlier this year, Yahoo tried to snag the group-buying company, but failed. Google, with its $30+ billion cash reserve, reportedly then offered Groupon $3 billion to $4 billion. However, it was rebuffed, so the tech giant upped its offer.

Really don't know why Google wants to buy Groupon. I guess they just want to hoard all of the sweet local deals 2 themselves, maybe as some sort of 'Christmas Gift' to their employees.

There are many reasons to think that Google would be overpaying to get its hands on Groupon. Any company whose value rises by $20 million per day risks a flameout at the level of Pets.com. $6 billion is a stretch almost any way you slice it.

Still, Groupon has an asset that Google covets so highly that it’s willing to pay billions: local advertisers. Through its massive sales team, Groupon has built an impressive array of relationships with thousands of restaurants, spas and local businesses in hundreds of metropolitan areas. It’s a market that Foursquare, Facebook and Yelp all target, but none of them has figured out the formula like Groupon.

The group-buying website’s value isn’t in its technology — the flood of Groupon clones proves that — but in its unparalleled distribution. Few other companies have the attention of local businesses that Groupon commands. And few have the expertise to turn that attention into a steady and consistent firehose of cash

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Do u use GROUPON?
Do u wish u had started GROUPON?
Is GROUPON more important/innovative/able 2 make money than twitter?
Have u used GROUPON 2 acquire some sweet deals?
Do u wish u could buy GROUPON just 2 keep all the sweet deals 2 urself?
Is 'local business' the future of the internet?
Do u wish u started a relevant company that was worth more than $1 billion?
Would u sell just to make 'mad bank'?
Should Google purchase 'kewl music blogs' just to control the 'indie music markets'?