DiscountOn.com.au is an Australian website founded by Ben Stefanescu, a tech entrepreneur who viewed the daily deal and massive-discount industry with some skepticism. The Herald Sun interviewed Stefanescu and he spoke about what experiences influenced him to start his site, and why he feels that normal daily deal sites aren’t beneficial on a long-term basis, [...]

Social Media is on the rise and businesses need to assess their marketing strategy to improve their online presence. So says a recent infographic by Moore Consulting Group, a Tallahassee, Florida-based company that offers public relations, advertising and marketing services. But these insights go beyond just their relationship to marketing PR. Earlier this year, Facebook [...]

Australia has a new group buying site but this time instead of frivolous spa and salon deals, the offers will actually help Aussies to keep a roof over their heads and maintain their homes. Trade Saver has announced their launch to provide savings to the construction trades as well as do-it-yourselfers. Trade Saver will be [...]

UK based Gloople, a B2B social sharing e-commerce platform, has created an infographic titled, The Future of the Social Customer. The new visual aid says that right now only 9 percent of commerce is being handled online but that the number of companies generating sales through online social sites and mobile is projected to reach [...]

Social networking is growing exponentially more dangerous with each passing day. That’s according to AVG Technologies’ newest report, which highlights the emerging trends of mobile device attacks through the spread of malware, viruses, and other hacking efforts undertaken through social network connections. Recently, AVG Technologies – the provider of Internet and mobile security to more [...]

Australia’s Spreets has announced the launch of the new iPhone app now making it easier than ever for customers to manage their deals. The app also features a voucher wallet – an imaginative and helpful voucher management function that makes it possible to organize reminders for booking times as well as expiration dates for vouchers [...]

Daily deal aggregator, Sidebuy.com has announced the launch of their new mobile web site, now making the service available to anyone using their smartphone or tablet device. The Sidebuy-Touch site will include the same features as the original site, including a searh box, interactive map and Sidebuy picks. The new site will work with iPhone, [...]

Back in February I wrote about an Australian website called Stayz, which is an Australian vacation rental website that gives users access to beach houses, cottages and a variety of other places to go and relax and have a good time. Stayz was launching a deal program for discounted rates through their “Great Stayz Get-together” program, [...]

Wrapp is a Swedish-based social gifting company that allows Facebook users to send gifts as a group from the web’s coolest retailers. The site launched for UK users in March, and has now opened offices in Sydney and is working on getting Australia’s trendiest and most popular retailers on board with the program. Wrapp launched [...]

Group Buying is a great way for a business to get new customers in the door, but an Australian website is asking “Is it the right type of customer?” WOMO stands for Word Of Mouth Online and is an Australian customer review site, similar to Yelp, and WOMO representative Fiona Adler says answers the aforementioned [...]