Groupon Sued for Using Instagram Photos Without Permission
Groupon is being hit with a class action lawsuit that claims the deals company has repeatedly used Instagram photos without permission from the photographers.
Why Group Buying Deal Services Are Bad for Photographers and Customers
The original title for this article was going to be “Group Buying Deal Review: Why WagJag Can Suck It”. After receiving an “offer” to participate in a group buying deal (also known as social buying or deal-a-day. Examples include Groupon and LivingSocial) from one of the larger local group buying companies in my area, it took me a few days, and some good advice from my wife to cool down and write this (mostly) rational analysis of the group buying deal economics.
Photo Dough: A Groupon-style Deals Site for Photographers
Daily deals sites have become quite popular as of late, with Groupon and …
Lomography Currently Offering $50 Worth of Gear for $20 Through Groupon
If you’re into experimental film photography at all, Lomography is currently offering a …
Why Using Groupon May be a Stupid Idea for Photographers
Deal of the day website Groupon is the fastest growing companies in web history and a popular way for local businesses to generate some buzz in their areas, but some independent photographers are finding out the hard way that offering special deals through Groupon might be the worst marketing decision they ever made.
Photographer Offers Groupon Deal Using Stolen Photographs, Chaos Ensues
It looked like quite a deal -- a photographer with an impressive portfolio of photographs offering a $500 photo package for $65 on the social buying website Groupon. The offer was so enticing that all 1,175 packages quickly sold out, generating over $76,000 in revenue. That's when people started noticing something fishy about Dana Dawes and her photography.