The Press, Bloggers and Tweeters are spreading rumours today that Google has just paid $2.5 billion for social-shopping site Groupon. As far as Fusion DigiNet can tell none of the rumours have been confirmed yet. TechCrunch is reporting that the price is likely to be between $5 and $6 billion.
Watch this space.
Click on a headline below to read just some of the speculation:
- Why Google <3s Groupon TechCrunch
- Google close to buy Groupon for $6-bn Rediff
- Report: Google on verge of buyin Groupon for $6 bill Chicago Sun-Times
- Google nears deal to buy Groupon: report Reuters
- Google Said to Be Bidding on Groupon New York Times
- Evening Reaing: Should Netflix Be in Your Portfolio? Wall Street Journal
- Groupon acquisition rumors swirl Chicago Tribune
- Groupon for Groupon mocks rumors of Google buying Groupon Los Angeles Times
- Google, Groupon Stay Mum on Possible Deal of the Day Wired News
- Google Buying Groupon for $2.5B PC Magazine
Related articles:
- Groupon has acquired European competitor Citydeal Posted on May 18, 2010
- Groupon acquires mob.ly Posted on May 7, 2010
- Groupon raises more funds at a $1.2 million valuation Posted on April 18, 2010
- Groupon has raised a Series B financing round of $30 million December 2, 2009
- Google acquires Quiksee Posted on September 15, 2010
- Google acquires SocialDeck September 1, 2010
- Google in the final stages of acquiring Like.com Posted on August 19, 2010
- Google acquires social technology company Slide Posted on August 13, 2010
- Google to buy ITA Software for $700 million Posted on July 2, 2010
- Google to make cash offer to acquire Global IP Solutions Posted on May 10, 2010
- Google acquires Labpixies Posted on April 30, 2010
- Online photo editor Picnik Acquired by Google Posted on March 9, 2010
- Google has acquired DocVerse Posted on March 6, 2010
- Social search engine Aardvark has been acquired by Google Posted on February 14, 2010
- Google is acquiring AppJet, the small startup that builds the popular collaboration tool EtherPad Posted on December 4, 2009
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