<s>
Google	B-Application
Offers	I-Application
was	O
a	O
service	O
offering	O
discounts	O
and	O
coupons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
deal-of-the-day	O
website	O
similar	O
to	O
Groupon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
later	O
changed	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
additionally	O
integrated	O
with	O
both	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Wallet	I-Application
for	O
mobile	O
offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
the	O
service	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
began	O
to	O
drop	O
hints	O
of	O
entering	O
the	O
Offers	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nate	O
Tyler	O
,	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
spokesman	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
"	O
communicating	O
with	O
small	O
businesses	O
to	O
enlist	O
their	O
support	O
and	O
participation	O
in	O
a	O
test	O
of	O
a	O
prepaid	O
offers/vouchers	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
initiative	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
ongoing	O
effort	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
make	O
new	O
products	O
…	O
that	O
connect	O
businesses	O
with	O
customers	O
in	O
new	O
ways.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Groupon	B-Application
,	O
an	O
offer	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Offers	I-Application
is	O
valid	O
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
many	O
people	O
take	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Offers	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Checkout	O
and	O
integrates	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Wallet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
also	O
include	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Reader	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Buzz	I-Application
and	O
e-mail	O
sharing	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Offers	I-Application
development	O
information	O
was	O
leaked	O
after	O
a	O
failed	O
attempt	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
buy	O
Groupon	B-Application
for	O
US$6	O
billion	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
via	O
Google	B-Application
Places	I-Application
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
"	O
Offers	O
BETA	O
is	O
coming	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
provided	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
a	O
signup	O
page	O
listing	O
a	O
few	O
select	O
cities	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
beta	O
city	O
being	O
Portland	O
,	O
Oregon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
deal	O
's	O
price	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
Google	B-Application
Offers	I-Application
 '	O
median	O
offer	O
price	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Offers	I-Application
Chrome	O
extension	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
save	O
the	O
offer	O
to	O
their	O
Google	B-Application
Account	O
from	O
the	O
Search	O
ad	O
and	O
then	O
redeem	O
in-store	O
or	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
the	O
service	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
