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Groupon Spars With Tencent; Joint Venture Isn't Inspiring Local Confidence
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Status: Available Now!
Type: News
Date: Wednesday 16 February 2011, 07:27 AM
Media: Techcrunch

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About the organization Groupon:
Type: Business
Sub-Types: Retailing Agent, Advertising Agent, E-Commerce, Online Deal, Store, Online Store, Application Software, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Software, Event Promotion, Entertainment Promotion
Notable Organizations: Groupon, Techcrunch
There’s trouble in Tencent and Groupon’s China group buying joint venture, Gaopeng.com, according to press reports from China. Apparently the site went up for a day, Tencent balked and pulled it back down. Beyond that, people tell us the operation is pure chaos: Rapid hiring, little due diligence and money being thrown around. The biggest gripe: It’s almost entirely run…
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