We haven’t heard any recorded material from Cut Copy since their amazing In Ghost Colours, but luckily this is changing with the upcoming release of their third album Zonoscope. The first single from the record (in “Radio Edit” form) is the poppy “Take Me Over,” which isn’t quite as dancy as some of their previous material but finds the band doing their best Talking Heads impression. Whether the song is indicitive of the direction of the album remains to be seen, but any new Cut Copy is a good thing.
Kippreport November 23, 2011 Summary: With Groupon shares dropping to $20, Kipp can’t help but speculate a similar fate for the UAE’s avid group buying market.
Just a day after heralding Groupon’s founder for his slightly excessive application of bronzer, it would appear the bubble surrounding the darling of the internet, Groupon, has finally burst.
Pop! In the words of the New York Times, “that was fast!” Shares of Groupon dropped for a second day, falling as much as 19 percent–going for $20.03 during morning trading.
That we’ve said Groupon has been grossly overvalued is nothing new, but with the beginnings of a mighty POP underway, Kipp can’t help but consider the future of the UAE’s relatively younger but certainly over serviced group buying sector. site groupon boston
It was news of a new blackberry-specific-group buying agency, BBM Baby, that spurred Kipp on to compile a list of those aboard the Group-buying bandwagon. With Moosavings, YallaBanana and BBM Baby on the list, just two months later it seems a tad irrelevant. We should add Nailthedeal, Cobonza, Justhenga to the listC*oh lest we not forget the launch of the most recent site: Grosper–a group buying site that offers discounts on property rentals and other home-related services (I know we are supposed to be complaining about the site, but given the rents in Dubai even Kipp will admit it is a pretty neat idea). Grosper launched just a week ago, but you still need an invitation to get into the website. here groupon boston
Nonetheless, you get our drift. The group buying fever exploded last year and since then has been inundated with more competitors than we can count on our hands, we can’t help but wonder for how much longer will this continue? When will the bubble burst?
Perhaps GoNabit founder Dan Stuart sold the company to Living Social just at the right time–the height of group-buying popularity in the region. What’s that they say about the early bird?
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