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Daily deals site Groupon Inc filed for an initial public offering, hoping to capitalize on the biggest investor stampede into Web start-ups since the dotcom bubble burst a decade ago.

Parents.com has a launched a new site similar to Groupon, that provides parents deals on products they can actually use.

Facebook is making a big announcement today to the media — according to a tweet from tech blogger Robert Scoble — and many are expecting the social network to launch its own coupon service, Facebook Deals. 

LivingSocial, a website that offers city-specific pop-up deals based on group participation, has thrown travel deals into the mix.