Like Groupon, the new service, Google Offers, will provide time-limited deals from local vendors. Google has not elaborated on when this new service would be available.
The competition continues to heat up in the local deal market. I wonder how this will impact the projected IPO of Groupon. Check out the Google Places Fact Sheet below.
UPDATE Jan 28, 2011: Facebook wants to play to. Read this article from Mashable.
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November 13, 2009
Google Enterprise is talking smack
Strong bold words from Google. I believe such 'productive friction' is good for innovation. Let it continue!
"The Google executive in charge of Google Enterprise is talking smack about Microsoft Office, saying that firms will be able to get rid of the software suite in one year's time ...
Girouard, one of four presidents at Google, said that in a year's time, Google Docs will have a "point of capacity," that will be enough for people to make the switch from Microsoft Office ...
But open formats are what's hot. Young people are used to the way the Internet works. They have access to so much information that it is critical for them to port it to where they want it to be. Girouard says this movement will spread into the enterprise."
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"They have access to so much information that it is critical for them to port it to where they want it to be. Girouard says this movement will spread into the enterprise." Hmmm, sounds like a strong case for 'Collaborative Networks.'
"The Google executive in charge of Google Enterprise is talking smack about Microsoft Office, saying that firms will be able to get rid of the software suite in one year's time ...
Girouard, one of four presidents at Google, said that in a year's time, Google Docs will have a "point of capacity," that will be enough for people to make the switch from Microsoft Office ...
But open formats are what's hot. Young people are used to the way the Internet works. They have access to so much information that it is critical for them to port it to where they want it to be. Girouard says this movement will spread into the enterprise."
Read More
"They have access to so much information that it is critical for them to port it to where they want it to be. Girouard says this movement will spread into the enterprise." Hmmm, sounds like a strong case for 'Collaborative Networks.'
October 29, 2009
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