Google launches Google Offers service in beta Thursday. The service will roll out to three neighborhoods in New York, San Francisco and the East Bay. Google’s $6 billion offer for Groupon was rebuffed by the company in December. The move is no surprise, but Google’s well-stocked bag of tricks and huge user base may allow it to prevail. Google Places is one of the cities testing its near-field communications program in Portland, Ore., offering NFC chips to businesses.”]
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