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Bing targets bargain hunters, enters crowded daily deal space
It seems like every day we come across a new daily deal site. Now, a big player is jumping into the category. Microsoft announced today that it is unveiling a new desktop and mobile daily deal site -- one which aggregates daily deals across sites such as Groupon, LivingSocial and Restaurant.com.
Operated through the Bing Internet search engine, Microsoft partnered with The Dealmap on the new offering.
"The Dealmap is a leading source for people to find and share the best local deals, so naturally it made sense for us to team up with them to bring you the best experience," the company wrote in a blog post announcing the new service this morning. The new offering includes access to more than 200,000 offers in more than 14,000 cities.
You can take a look at how it works here:
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