A new look at the Classified Advertising Industry
RealEstate.com.au in Australia is reporting that they have renewed their agreement with NineMSN.com.au. The Nine MSN web supports a joint ventured formed between MSN and Nine TV, one of Australia's leading media companies. The deal gives RealEstate.com.au exclusive access to Real Estate classifi
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Nuance Communications has launched a new directory assistant service called Say Hello. The service allows consumers to get easy access to directory listings via their home or mobile phone. The service uses speech recognition to match callers with the best business directory available and where s
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Cozybug.com has launched a Facebook Application to promote its advertising services inside Facebook. The Facebook Application platform allows third-party applications to extend Facebook's base functionality. The CozyBug.com Facebook Application connects the users listings between CozyBug.com and
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IQZone, a creative mobile applications company, has officially launched its mobile classifieds site today. The site allows you to upload a classified ad, with a photo, video or plain text for free and of course all done through your cell phone. Those without a mobile phone are still welcome to
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When the web first started online directories were all the rage and many of the leading directories still exit but are consumers using them. For example the Yahoo Directory or the Open Directory Project have millions of business listings but are they every used. Today it seems that most of these
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Tribune Co reported their revenue Friday and their classified revenue has fallen by 18.2%. In the classified advertising Real Estates declined by 24%, Employment ads by 19% and Autmotive by 14%. The companies publications include the Chicago Tribune and Los Angelos Times. Looking at the compani
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In our travels to find what’s new in classifieds, we came across another video classified site, ‘Real People Real Stuff’. The site itself, launched at the beginning of May this year and today it houses hundreds of interesting video ads. On Real People Real Stuff you can sell practically any
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ClickIndia.com has re-categorized its classified and community site. The re-categorization of the site is designed to make it easier for users but classified sites have traditionally struggled when changing categorizes. Users become very familiar with existing categorizes it becomes very hard to
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Livedeal.com has added topic based discussion Forums similar to those found on Craigslist. The forums provide an opportunity for further discussion on local purchases. For example "How to find a vet?" or "What is the best movie?". The forums should also provide the ability to for buyers & se
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News.com.au is reporting that classified sites in Australia are posting record profits. The Seek.com.au employment site reported a $55M net profit and RealEstate.com.au reported a $15M net profit. Both sites increased profits by over 60% and are bullish about the future of classifieds in Austr
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While not your typically Classified site but MLS.ca or the Multiple Listing Service cannot be ignored. The MLS.ca site ...
FreeAdLists.com has launched a free classified service worldwide. All classified ads are free and can be placed by geog...
In addition to providing a classified republishing system, Edgeio, has announced that they will provide a paid content d...
