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March 24, 2011
Deals on Facebook - A Competitor to GroupOn
By Lisa Braziel
A few months ago, Facebook launched its first iteration of deals that could be unlocked by a user checking in to Facebook Places. On Tuesday, they began expanded their deals offering to provide Facebook fans with location-based deals, very similar to GroupOn or Living Social.

If you are like me, you are rushing to figure out how you and your brand can get involved with these new Facebook Deals. The following are my 3 main questions and answers to this new service offering.

Is it Open to Everyone?

Currently there is no self-serve method of creating Deals. Similar to how GroupOn and LivingSocial got started, Facebook is launching in the following test cities first: Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Diego and San Francisco.

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