Filed under: Finance, Internet, Web services, Google
Google Maps Coupons
It appears as though Google is launching printable coupons available to consumers though Google Maps.When users are searching locations on Google Maps, they will see coupons for over 12,000 advertisers that are offering printable coupons from Valpak, a direct mail provider. A search for "Great Jones Spa" was done by Mike Pegg, which netted a result in Google Maps that displayed the address, along with a link for "Coupons". Upon clicking on the Coupons link, we were presented with two printable coupons with a "good until" date. This is another way Google is bridging the gap between online offline materials. We'll have to wait and see how successful this turns out to be, but it looks like it could be a nice added touch to Google AdWords.
[via Mike Pegg]
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
