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"Facebook announced that it would introduce Deals, the social network's duly expected Groupon\u00A0clone, enhanced with the company\u2019s social features, such as encouraging friends to shop together, to go head on with group buying sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial.\r\n\r\nGiven the social network\u2019s reach, currently more than 600 million users, the benefits to business of offering deals via Facebook\u2019s service may significantly trump competitors.\u00A0It will be deeply integrated in the website, which makes it easy to share deals with friends, see when a friend purchases something and find offers that your friends are interested in, said\u00A0Emily White, Facebook\u2019s director of local to NYTimes.\r\n\r\nAs mentioned in the Deals landing page, Facebook will be releasing Deals as a \u201Ctest\u201D in five cities: Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Diego and San Francisco.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMoreover, it is reported that\u00A0Facebook will allow users to use Facebook Credits, the company\u2019s virtual currency,\u00A0to avail of the special Deals as an alternative to credit card -- the social network's first step in\u00A0turning Credits into a major force in online payments.\r\n\r\nAside from its own\u00A0sales force, Facebook will also tap other services that offer deals, including Open Table, which focuses on restaurants, PopSugar City, which tailors offers to women, and Zozi, which focuses on outdoor activities."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2011/04/26/facebook-deals-is-launching-tonight-in-five-cities/>