SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tippr™, the leading provider of white-label technology and services for group-buying, today announced its participation in Facebook Deals, which allows people to easily discover, buy, discuss and plan activities with friends in the first five test cities where Deals will be available; Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Diego and San Francisco. With today’s launch, Facebook users in the five test cities now have access to deals that are provided by external deal sites such as Tippr.com.
Merchants featured on Tippr.com and the daily deal sites operating on the PoweredByTippr™ platform now have the opportunity to easily expand their reach into the world’s largest social network. By teaming up with Facebook Deals, the PoweredByTippr platform provides additional visibility for merchants and allows them to share their deals with a socially active and influential group of consumers. The PoweredByTippr platform will provide a streamlined approach for publishers to showcase daily deals to Facebook’s more than 500 million users.
“Congratulations to Facebook for the vision and innovation around incorporating daily deals into their vast and socially powerful community and removing friction for consumers who are often overwhelmed by random offers,” said Tippr CEO Martin Tobias. “Facebook Deals provide daily deal sites on the PoweredByTippr platform with an immense affiliate network, and offers consumers relevant deals within a familiar environment. We believe Facebook, with their unmatched insight into consumer’s preferences and personalization capabilities, will change the daily deal business.”
Facebook Deals is immediately available to Facebook members in the five test cities, all of which are included in the PoweredByTippr network. For more information about Tippr and Facebook Deals please visit http://www.poweredbytippr.com/blog.
About Tippr
Tippr™ is the premier provider of group buying solutions. PoweredByTippr™, Tippr's white-label platform, is the industry’s only patented software and services solution that provides publishers with the robust technology, full suite of services, and extensive network required to power a successful group buying service. Tippr leverages the techniques learned from its own leading deal site, Tippr.com, to optimize the PoweredByTippr platform and power the success of our partners. The PoweredByTippr platform offers media properties and large web portals a risk-free, turn-key solution, while also creating additional inventory for local and national advertisers.
Tippr is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and is funded by leading venture capital firms including RRE Ventures. For more information, go to www.PoweredByTippr.com.
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