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  1. just asking questions
    The Quick Rise and Even Faster Fall of Groupon, Through the Eyes of Its CEOAndrew Mason tours us through his wild rise and fall.
    By Alex Blumberg
  2. swamp tour news
    One Swamp Tour Later, Tiffany Haddish Is Groupon’s New SpokespersonThe National Reasonably Priced Swamp Tour Council would be fools not to follow suit.
    By Halle Kiefer
  3. extreme grouponing
    The Clown Prince of Groupon Moves OnThe former staff comedian of the troubled digital-deals company is now available for freelance work.
    By Kevin Roose
  4. my ears my ears
    Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Is the Raffi of Dot-Com FlameoutsAndrew Mason releases the weirdest CEO-confessional album of the year.
    By Kevin Roose
  5. News
    News Roundup: GrMail, To Serve Pigeon, Littlest Goat, Butcher & Larder ChangesNews you need to read today.
    By Michael Gebert
  6. Groupon
    Why Groupon’s Failures Should Be a Wake-up Call to Struggling Restaurants“The problem with Groupon and restaurants isn’t even Groupon. It’s restaurants.”
    By Michael Gebert
  7. Quote of the Day
    Getting Fired Can Be FunnyThe CEO of Groupon wrote an awesome resignation letter.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  8. Let’s Make a Deal
    Groupon Stock Continues to Drop After Sad Earnings ReportThings are so not okay in deal-site land.
    By Jay Barmann
  9. Groupon
    Groupon May Be Headed Toward New CEOAndrew Mason may get company in the executive suite at Groupon.
    By Michael Gebert
  10. Groupon
    Groupon Buys Restaurant Reservation Site SavoredGroupon buys Savored.
    By Michael Gebert
  11. Let’s Make a Deal
    Groupon Investors Lose Faith, Bail QuicklyIts stock price is now about a quarter of its IPO value.
    By Jay Barmann
  12. the revenue reckoning
    Groupon at the CrossroadsThe daily deals company is trying to be more like Amazon. But it may be too late.
    By Kevin Roose
  13. Groupon
    There’s No Bribing This Maitre d’ With a Five-Spot, He’s Already a BillionaireAndrew Mason works FOH to be a better CEO.
    By Michael Gebert
  14. Power & Money
    Billion Dollar Deals, Over Easy, at Yolk in River NorthHow Yolk became a power breakfast spot.
    By Michael Gebert
  15. Kerfuffles
    Kinky S.F. Porn Studio Tour Prompts Call for Groupon BoycottSome anti-porn crusaders are taking on the coupon giant over a discounted Kink.com tour.
    By Jay Barmann
  16. loose threads
    Brad Goreski Clowns Around; Prada Designs Smoking ShoesPlus, Beyoncé’s latest cover, Cucinelli’s IPO, and more fashion news.
  17. Mediavore
    Anti-Hunger Advocates Protest Ban on Feeding the Homeless; Food Addiction Is aPlus: Watermelons get a pass as comedian Gallagher recovers from a heart attack; and all that green dye consumed on St. Patrick’s Day probably won’t kill you, all in our morning news roundup.
  18. Openings
    Food For All Back From the Brink of DeathA Groupon deal nearly sank the shop.
    By Collin Keefe
  19. Yelp
    Wine Expert Allegedly Used Blogspot to Slander Groupon Buyer Who YelpedGroupon buyer sues wine expert for creating fake site defaming her.
    By Michael Gebert
  20. lonesome dov
    American Apparel’s Latest White Knight: GrouponHey, they’ll take what they can get.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  21. Start-ups
    New Start-up Treatful Aims to Be the Kinder, Gentler GrouponThe Bay Area-based start-up sells virtual gift cards on behalf of restaurants, but isn’t a deal site.
    By Jay Barmann
  22. Big Head Todd
    Is Todd English’s $25K Groupon ‘Deal’ Actually Worth It? (OfWe run the numbers so you don’t have to.
    By Kara Baskin
  23. Closings
    Did Deal Sites Doom Drew’s Dogs?Veganhot dog stand owner blames Groupon for demise.
    By Michael Gebert
  24. Mediavore
    Groupon Share Price Rising Fast; Dining Solo Isn’t So Lonely With a
  25. party like it’s 1999
    Groupon IPO Raises $700 MillionSome experts still call it risky.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  26. Groupon
    Did Evil Groupon Bring Down a Mom-and-Pop Restaurant?Your Groupon might be worth $40, but that doesn’t mean you should only spend $40. Right?
    By Kara Baskin
  27. Lawsuits
    Now Groupon’s Getting Sued by Some of Its EmployeesFifty of Groupon’s “deal vetters” are suing for unpaid wages. Perhaps they’ll accept $10 for $20 worth of overtime?
    By Jay Barmann
  28. Empire Building
    Forget Wrigley, Check Out the Groupon BuildingThe Wrigley Building is getting some new tenets.
    By Nick Kindelsperger
  29. Let’s Make a Deal
    Partnering With Groupon Shown to Hurt a Restaurant’s ReputationThe deal site faces more bad news preceding their now delayed IPO.
    By Jay Barmann
  30. never pay full price
    There’s a Groupon for College NowThis was bound to happen.
    By Dan Amira
  31. party like it’s 1999
    Groupon’s Andrew Mason Does Not React Well to Bad News“Did you read the article that Gaopeng’s CEO has kidnapped the first-born children of all our employees?”
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. Let’s Make a Deal
    Is Groupon Circling the Drain?The deal site is kinda sorta insolvent, yet still hoping for that IPO.
    By Jay Barmann
  33. party like it’s 1999
    Groupon Hits Roadblocks in China and at HomeHow’s that bigger-than-Google valuation going guys?
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. Neighborhood Watch
    Menu Changes and an A at Cienfuegos; New Lounge Menu at EllabessPlus, a shrimp boil at Ardesia, a chocolate brunch at Smith & Mills, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news.
  35. white men with money
    Groupons for Bottle Service: Is Western Civilization As We Know It Over?The direst economic indicator of all.
    By Noreen Malone
  36. Let’s Make a Deal?
    Shady-Looking Deal Site Is Posting Half-Off Deals That Restaurants Didn’tThe San Mateo–based company doesn’t make a lot of sense to us, and the restaurants they’re selling coupons for have never heard of them.
    By Jay Barmann
  37. Foodienomics
    Groupon Invents New Accounting Terms to Pretend It’s ProfitableThe company appears to be spending $1.43 for every $1 it makes, and is desperate for cash. Thus, the IPO.
    By Jay Barmann
  38. Closings
    Philadelphia Belle’s Sinking Leaves Brides and Grooms In the LurchThe boat’s decision to pull the plug has put couples in a pinch.
    By Collin Keefe
  39. Mediavore
    A Day in the Life of a Spam Factory Worker; Where Chris Weitz Grabs Mexican FoodFor some people, being splattered with “pig brain jelly” is just another day at the office.
  40. Mediavore
    Campbell’s Puts 770 On the Soup Line; Work at a Spam Factory IsPlus: Online restaurant ordering ups checks and frequency of orders; Exploding water fowl replaces IEDs for some reformed terrorists, all in our morning news roundup.
    By Collin Keefe
  41. Mediavore
    Tyler the Creator Alleges Racism at Australian Restaurant; Jamaica’s GoingThe rapper draws some furious critics, while many countries in The Caribbean consider growing their own.
  42. party like it’s 1999
    Groupon Files for $750 Million IPOWith Morgan Stanley. Sorry, Goldman.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. glenn beck living omnimedia
    Glenn Beck Invented His Very Own GrouponWhat does a Groupon for the Glenn Beck set look like?
    By Nitasha Tiku
  44. Mediavore
    Punky Brewster’s A Food Blogger; BlackBoard Eats Drops FeeFormer spunky kid actor Soliel Moon Frye is now a spunky food blogger for Mommys.
  45. Mediavore
    Tornado Takes Out a Restaurant and Beer Distributor in the Northeast; Lady GagaPlus: Hershey’s top executive steps down amid investigations; and experts argue over whether food drives world politics, all in our morning news roundup.
  46. Mediavore
    LCB Puts the Kibosh on Groupon Booze Discounts; Restaurants Get Hip toPlus: Walgreens and Wegmans spar over the letter “W”; and Cleveland bans smoking and trans fats, all in our morning news roundup.
  47. the future is coming
    Facebook Launches a Groupon Killer, Wants to Be Your EverythingSomeone knows how to get you to spend Facebook credits.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  48. Jokes
    LTH Honors Olive Garden, Alinea Gets a Groupon: The Best of April Fools’It’s been a strange day.
    By Nick Kindelsperger
  49. Other Sites
    Is Ruth Reichl Getting Into the Discount-Dining Game?Plus: Is Groupon in trouble?
    By Daniel Maurer
  50. App-etizing
    Groupon Launches GPS AppGroupon Now is coming soon.
    By Daniel Maurer
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