A Sneak Peek At Google Offers (Courtesy Of Google Search)

Google's $6 billion bid for Groupon didn't work out, but it wasting no time preparing its own competing Google Offers local advertising product. The first hints of Google Offers came out last week. Google confirmed it, calling it a "test of a pre-paid offers/vouchers program," but offered no further details. Well, we have further details, courtesy of Google's very own search engine. (When PR fails, just Google it). There is a very simple way to get a list of active Google Offers coupons. It is kind of a back door, but if you do a search for "coupons site:maps.google.com intitle:Google Offers," you can see almost 42,000 results, most of which link to individual active coupons. For example, here is one for a free yoga class in Chicago (Groupon's home turf) or another one for 50 percent off lunch at a vegetarian restaurant in Watertown, Massachusetts. You can also add an Offers gadget to your iGoogle home page which shows offers near you.

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