LivingSocial Deals Launches Today in the San Fernando Valley While Saving People Millions

WASHINGTON, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- LivingSocial, the social commerce leader behind LivingSocial Deals and top Facebook applications Visual Bookshelf and Pick Your Five, today announced the launch of LivingSocial Deals in the San Fernando Valley, making the program live in 14 cities. Additionally, the company has already saved consumers more than $5 million dollars in 2010.

"After an overwhelming response from merchants in Los Angeles, we decided to launch LivingSocial Deals in the Valley," said LivingSocial CEO Tim O'Shaughnessy. "By signing up for LivingSocial's free daily online service, people of the San Fernando Valley will be able to save an average of 50 to 70 percent at their favorite places, such as the hottest local restaurants, spas, sporting events, hotels, and other local attractions, giving local merchants the Web expertise of viral marketing proven through LivingSocial's explosive Facebook success."

LivingSocial is the premier local activity discovery engine – the place where anyone can find out the best things to do in and around their city. As a result, it not only gives local merchants an innovative way to reach nearby customers, but also leverages LivingSocial's unprecedented social media knowledge to grant merchants access to the company's extensive community of more than 85 million people. With LivingSocial, merchants get the viral power of the Internet, the reach of the LivingSocial community, and the leverage of the iPhone platform.

LivingSocial's group buying service has grown rapidly since its launch in August 2009, expanding from Washington, D.C., to New York City, Boston, Atlanta, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, the Twin Cities, Chicago, Raleigh Durham, Denver, San Diego and now the San Fernando Valley with more cities rolling out in coming months. Also, with the first social savings iPhone application, LivingSocial users can get savings on-the-go and be alerted when new deals are available through push notifications and even redeem directly from their iPhone. LivingSocial users throughout the country have already saved millions of dollars, with tens-of-millions more on tap throughout 2010.

For more information or to sign up for your city, go to http://livingsocial.com.

About LivingSocial

LivingSocial is an online community that connects 85 million people to all the things they care about. LivingSocial also powers group buying through Deals, its new social commerce program which invites people and their friends to save 50% off or more each day at their favorite restaurants, spas, sporting events, hotels and other local attractions in major cities. As the creator of top Facebook applications "Visual Bookshelf" and its flagship "LivingSocial," it's the most comprehensive place on the Web for people to engage with others around topics like entertainment, food, fashion, technology and more. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C. To sign up for Deals in your city, or to find out more information about LivingSocial, visit www.livingsocial.com. You can also follow LivingSocial on Twitter at www.twitter.com/livingsocial.

SOURCE LivingSocial