You likely remember that Google was in some pretty heavy talks to acquire daily deals site Groupon only a few weeks ago. While talks fell apart and Groupon gained itself nearly a billion dollars in backing, Google has reportedly been hard at work creating Google Offers.
According to Mashable, which states that it has documented proof of the plans in the form of a facts sheet, Google Offers appears to be working exactly as Groupon does a daily email for a local deal. No doubt Googles Marissa Mayer will bequite pleased if the product comes to life.
Reports are saying that Offers will be powered by Google Checkout, with share functions for Twitter, Facebook, Reader and Buzz.
Of course, if youre asking us, we said that this should havehappenedmonths ago, anyway. That said, as Techmeme editor Gabe Rivera notes on his Twitter, the http://google.com/offers URL is considerably different than any normal 404 that youd see in a Google domain.
Oh yes. Theres also the fact that Google does host this Google Offers logo directly from its domain.
Offers Fact Sheet Photo Credit
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