I think the future of Groupon is something closer to what Google Local wants to be. A place people can turn to when they want to get lunch, a massage, or get th

I think the future of Groupon is something closer to what Google Local wants to be. A place people can turn to when they want to get lunch, a massage, or get their oil changed. I think the daily deal thing, which started Groupon, is not nearly as interesting as this. They could drop it entirely. I believe business owners could absolutely handle it themselves, if you made it really simple. The primary interface could be a smart phone, so it would work for any business. Made it dead simple. It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to put up your daily ad.