A new look at the Classified Advertising Industry
Classifieds have traditionally been a very local transaction. In most cases buy and seller agree on a price and exchange the merchandise locally. Both sides seem to perfer this because the risk of fraud is greatly reduce with an enhanced benefit that auxillary costs like shipping and taxes can be
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Techcrunch is reporting that OLX.com raised $13M from General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund, and DN Capital. OLX.com aims to compete with Craigslist and other free classified sites but seems. The most interesting aspect of the OLX business plan is perhaps their partnership to
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Editor & Publisher, a journal covering the Newspaper industry, is reporting that SFGate.com and Tulley's Coffee have engaged in a test program to provide LCDs in Tulley Coffee locations with free access to SFGate.com. Access is currently limited to news updates but may include Classified Inf
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Finditt.com has added Dating to its list of Classified Services. Finditt.com has done reasonably well as a search engine/business directory but has recently been expanding into more of the classified markets. The focus for Finditt.com seems to be on creating small micro-sites for different bus
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SellandRentbyOwner.com has launched into the already competitive market of free classified sites. The focus of the site is on Real Estate, Automotive, Recreational Vehicles and Boats. The site is well designed and fairly easy to place listings. One area we didn't like was forcing the user to crea
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Computershopper.com has announced the launch of their Marketplace.Computershopper.com classified site for users to buy and sell used computer equipment. The site has partners with Edgeio.com to deliver the Marketplace classified site. Computer Shopper magazine has been a market leader, providing
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PressMediaWire.com, a leading provider of business press releases, blogs and event promotion has launched a business directory service. The service is currently accepting business listings and waiving the initial listing fee. Basic business listings are free and must meet the following criteria:
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Edgeio.com is a content aggregator for classified listings around the world. The site also provides tools for classified advertisers to republish to Edgeio.com or through the Edgeio classified boards. Through the Edgeio Classified Boards, third-party sites can add classified content to their
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CozyBug.com has launched a new classified site focused around larger items traditionally more difficult to sell through classifieds. The site hopes to connect buyers and sellers through Swap Spots. Swap spots are local businesses that assist with getting buyer and seller together and may be able t
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Autobytel has launched MyRide.com, a new Automotive with a more focused community experience. Car lovers can use video, audio, multiple pictures, message boards and even blogs to description their favourite cars. The site includes feature articles on popular automotive topics like Hot Rods and
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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...
