A lot of restaurants are concerned about whether or not daily deals like Groupon, Living Social and various others actually encourage repeat business, or if they’re just a great way to throw away food. EMarketer just posted some statistics on the subject that break down the results you can expect. Click here for the full article on emarketer.com

I launched Blabberbug back in mid 2009 with an ad-hoc idea of what it was and what it could be. Over the last two years, I watched it wax and wane. Mainly due to my own time constraints in conjunction with changes in geographic locale, the site held together but hasn’t grown beyond where it was at its peak. That’s what happens when you don’t market and don’t sell. However, it’s now 2011 and I’m looking forward.

What I learned from two years of beta is this: (more…)