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Beyond Groupon: Deals Get Creative

TWINCITIES.COM - May 7 - A service called Inbox Cupid takes a Groupon-flavored approach to Internet-centric matchmaking. Users supply an email address and tell the service their home city and which gender they want to date. Then they begin receiving daily deals (dates). If one such prospect seems like a perfect match, getting in touch is a cinch (and costs only a buck).

by Julio Ojeda-Zapata
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Get Daily Dates Instead Of Daily Deals With InboxCupid

MASHABLE - Apr 28 - Instead of offering email subscribers a daily deal per city, InboxCupid serves up a featured dater per city. Would-be online daters subscribe to InboxCupid in their city and specify who they’re interested in dating. Users then wait for InboxCupid to fill their inboxes with daily featured dates. If users like what they see, they hit the “Inbox Me” button to message the featured date and see if there’s a match. To make the connection, InboxCupid charges the interested dater $1. Those who want to be the featured daily date are required to create a profile and answer five questions.

by Jennifer Van Grove
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Mark Brooks: This is a handy way to generate new email signups.  On Tuesday we're launching DailyDealsObserver.com to illuminate the top news in the Daily Deals (a la Groupon) business.