Arguably eBay should have done this from the start but I suppose the thought was that the company needed an entirely new brand. Outside the US eBay operates multiple classifieds sites, some of which it acquired. Kijiji launched in the US in July , sewing the seeds of discord with Craigslist that turned into litigation. Posted in Classifieds , Local Search 10 Comments ».
Newspaper sites are valuable and credible goddamit! Local newspaper Web sites ranked first among all sources for trustworthiness, credibility and being the most informative place to find local content of all types — including news, information, entertainment, sports and classified advertising. When respondents were asked what sources were most trustworthy or reliable, local newspaper Web sites bested local television sites by twelve percentage points for local information 34 percent vs.
These data echo a OPA study about newspaper and other local content sites, whose findings are somewhat more varied but generally consistent. Today the company announced deeper integration of Twitter and Facebook as distribution tools. When you post a listing through Oodle, they not only appear in over Oodle powered marketplaces including Oodle.
Your public identity on these social networks becomes tied to your listings. People get to see the person behind the listings before choosing to meet them, providing a cleaner-well-lit environment to make a handshake. Meanwhile Zillow announced some growth milestones amid the uncertainty of Posted in Classifieds , Verticals 5 Comments ».
Facebook gains on both counts, reflecting the rise of social media and Facebook in particular. Another striking thing is the strength of Craigslist. Finally look at how Yahoo! Will Twitter be there? Will Facebook still be as strong? I predict that eBay will be entirely gone from the queries and sites list. Posted in Classifieds , General search 2 Comments ».
