Another point to consider is whether we are killing the golden goose. Sure there are many good deals available, but if we started to set up businesses around these deals and market this to hundreds of thousands of people as a packaged convenience, these deals would dry up.
A long time ago Adam (from Hilton) asked Randy about the (negative) effect of the internet on targeted promotions.
(I'm posting this on Randy's forum as well. Sorry for the duplication).