LivingSocial operates an online local marketplace to buy and share things to do. It deals in various categories, such as restaurants, events and activities, sports and fitness, health and beauty, and services, travel, shop that includes beauty, fashion, gadgets, home, jewelry, learning, wellness, and coupons, gifts for housewarming, congratulations, thank you, birthday, wedding, and anniversary, and coupons.
LivingSocial serves various businesses, such as local merchants, national brands, merchant centers, and affiliates. Aaron Batalion, Eddie Frederick, Tim O'Shaughnessy, and Val Aleksenko founded Hungry Machine in 2007 that later became LivingSocial.
LivingSocial has its headquarters in the District of Columbia. It operates as a subsidiary of Groupon as of October 31, 2016.