RedFlagDeals.com
RedFlagDeals.com is a large Canadian bargain hunting and coupon website owned by VerticalScope. As of February 2010, an estimated 2.2 million or more unique visitors per month use the website.[3]
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 Screenshot of RedFlagDeals' homepage | |
Type of site | Bargain/Coupon website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | October 25, 2000[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founder(s) | Derek Szeto |
| Key people | Derek Szeto (President) [2] |
| Employees | 50 |
| URL | www |
| Users | 2.2 million unique visitors per month [3] |
| Launched | November 2000[4] |
| Current status | Active |
History
In November 2000, RedFlagDeals.com was started with the founding of Clear Sky Media by Derek Szeto. Since then, RedFlagDeals.com has become one of the largest Canadian bargain-hunting websites.[4]
In February 2010, Yellow Pages Group acquired the company for $9,750,000 worth of preferred shares.[5]
In August 2018, the company was purchased by VerticalScope, a Toronto-based operator of online communities.[6]
Forums
The RedFlagDeals.com forums is ranked #173 on the list of biggest message boards on the Internet.[7] Some notable sub-forums include the Hot Deals, Freebies, and Contests forums.
Forums statistics[8] as of July 4, 2019:
- Members: 1,201,182
- Threads: 1,710,995
- Posts: 25,483,027
See also
- List of Internet forums
- Internet forums
References
- "RedFlagDeals.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2008/12/18/7787521-sun.html
- http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/02/22/yellow-pages-redflagdeals-411.html
- http://www.clearskymedia.ca/index.php/site/aboutus/
- "Yellow Media Inc. Annual Report 2010". Sedar. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "Yellow Pages sells RedFlagDeals to VerticalScope for $12 million". Financial Post. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- http://www.big-boards.com/highlight/589/
- http://forums.redflagdeals.com/