It seems like every other day we report on a new daily deal site, whether it is Bing jumping into the action or entrepreneurs like Dealometry’s Bob Crimmins looking to carve out space. Now, Crosscut reports on yet another entrant: Ideal Network. But this Seattle startup has a twist.

Unlike Groupon or Living Social or Tippr or the dozens of other daily deal sites, Ideal Network gives up to 25 percent of the savings from the deal to a charity of the consumer’s choice. Crosscut’s Hugo Kugiya reports that the company — led by Pioneer Organics founder Ronny Bell — launched last month in Seattle and now counts more than 3,000 members.

I am probably dating myself here. But does this remind anyone of GreaterGood.com, the Seattle startup backed by Madrona, which also had charitable contributions as a part of its business model? GreaterGood raised more than $20 million, but shut down in 2001 in a deal which Madrona’s Paul Goodrich once dubbed a financial “disaster.”

So, can Ideal Network make it work where GreaterGood.com failed?

Things certainly have changed in the past decade — from the number of people online to the comfort level people now have inputting credit card information on Web sites. Also, the rise of Groupon and Living Social has created a comfort level with the concept of online coupons.

John Cook is co-founder of GeekWire, a technology news site based in Seattle. Follow on Twitter @geekwirenews.

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