RedFlagDeals.com
RedFlagDeals.com is a large Canadian bargain hunting and coupon website owned by VerticalScope (majority owned by Torstar). 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, who is owned by Torstar.[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
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/