Groupon

Shares in the original "daily deals" company this morning continue to be like a traffic accident you can't look away from. Groupon's share price is down 23 percent so far today and about 70 percent from its IPO price back in November.

Retail sales were up 0.8 percent last month; the first uptick in four months.

Foursquare has attracted 20 million users to its social network. To make money, it plans to go the Groupon route, but with personalized deals.

The daily deals website Groupon is being sued by a shareholder who says the company misled investors about its finances. Last week Groupon revised its fourth quarter earnings saying it failed to set aside enough money for customer refunds.

Discount coupon site Groupon has hit another accounting rough patch. This time, investors are taking notice.

Groupon is on the ropes.  The online coupon giant lost money in the forth quarter (tho its growth is pretty amazing–revenue grew 419% last year to 1.6 billion)  It’s also come under criticism for offering completely irrelevant deals to customers (much as I would love to take a “pumping iron” class at the local gym…). […]

Who doesn't love a discount? Commentator Kristina Wong has benefited from group discounts on everything from meals to shoes to massages. But even she has a limit.

Charities are using Groupon to solicit, collect and match donations.

The online deal company's price has fallen well below its IPO price. But this has more to do with Groupon than it does with the tech sector.