Until recently, most people praised Groupon for its simplistic business model and its incredible growth, which some have called the fastest of any company to date.
Groupon lets users purchase steeply discounted deals from local merchants. Discounts range anywhere from 30 to 80 percent off the regular sale price on food, trips, drinks at a local bar, etc. Groupon takes half of the money from every deal sold, which is a pretty easy way to bring in a lot of money without having to get creative.
But the Chicago-headquartered company is still running at a loss despite the astonishing revenue growth, which went from $94,000 in 2008 to $713 million in 2010, according to the filing. Groupon has consistently lost money every quarter since launching except for one — the first quarter of 2010, when it brought in an $8 million profit. Comparatively, it lost $146.5 million in the first quarter of 2011.
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How to Recover from a Customer Service Fiasco
The real-time web has given customers amazing power to vent their issues in a very public and gigantic space. It’s why companies such as Comcast launched @ComcastCares, a Twitter channel completely devoted to customer support and well, customer complaints. Because let’s face it, if there is ever an industry that can provoke mass ire it’s the cable companies.
These days, it’s very easy for customers to get the message out when they feel a company has wronged them. Get a few folks on Twitter, tack on a hashtag to the tune of #thiscompanysucks, and suddenly you’re at the center of a nationally trending conversation that could’ve been easily prevented had you just been prepared. More than ever, companies need to have a strategy in place to prevent online customer service dust ups from becoming full-blown disasters.
The infographic below offers tips on how to get started:
The Psychology of Hoarders
Just about everyone has seen the various reality shows documenting people’s problems with hoarding. Or maybe you just know someone who has a ton of junk laying around the house and you’re worried that they’re heading for an appearance on one of those shows. Either way, you’ve probably wondered exactly what the hell is going through the head of a person who hoards.
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8 Animal Myths Dispelled
If The World Were A Village Of 100 People
Another great series of data graphics sets for watching by Toby Ng Design in a series entitled “If the world were a village of 100 people”. “If the world were a village of 100 people, how would the composition be? This set of 20 posters is built on statistics about the spread of population around the world under various classifications. The numbers are turned into graphics to give another sense a touch – Look, this is the world we are living in. Designer Toby Ng graduated from Central St.Martins, London in 2008. Ng overwhelms people with his innovative designs that turn disorder into delight. His designs outstand the crowd with a genuine combination of creativity, experience and a sense of humour.”
10 Types of Facebook Friends From High School [Infographic]
We all know that Facebook is the biggest Social Network in the world which shows no sign of slowing down. This infographic categorizes and classifies your high school classmates and how they behave on Facebook. This is a funny infographic which will make you smile as you can probably identify with some of the people in this infographic.
What Are The Hardest Languages To Learn?
This simple chart shows the process of studying foreign languages. It explains which languages are too difficult to master, how much time it requires to finish the studies and how many native speakers are in the world.
It is common sense that many Romance languages are gauged as “easy,” based on their similarity to English, but I was surprised that Russian is only “medium.” Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean comprise the list of “hard” languages to learn for native English speakers.
Technology in the Classroom
Laptops, e-readers, smart phones and ipads are everywhere, even in the classrooms. From homeworm to class work, computers and their mobile counterparts have changed the way students learn and how classes are taught. Every year more technology comes into the classroom, and for better or worse, it’s here to say.
How Dangerous Is a Zombie?
Yahoo Movies put together a chart that explains the dangers associated with different types of the living dead.
Interesting Facts about Halloween
Halloween is Coming! These days, we either equate Halloween with kids seeking candy or girls using the day as an excuse to dress like prostitutes. But there's a lot more to this mysterious celebration than that. Here are some interesting facts about Halloween that you might not know.
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How To Spot A Douchebag
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