New York City Sublet Ruling

New York City is considering new legislation that would make it illegal to sublet a residence for less than 30 days.  The new law seems to be in response to the popularity of  sites like Craigslist, AirBnB, Homeaway and others that allow residences to arrange short terms sublets. The city is ci

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Daily American print classified improvements

Daily American, out of Somerset Country, announced this week that they will be doing to a wider classified column display with a slightly larger font size.   The move is intended to make the classified section more readable and easier to use.   Demographics are showing an older demographic are t

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Top 10 US Classified Sites

Marketing Charts has released the Top 10 US Auto Classified sites based on Hitwise traffic analysis. I believe they are combining Kijiji traffic with Ebay Motors and ignoring general classified sites like Craigslist. As a result I'm sure its an accurate analysis. The chart can be seen here:

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Google UK adds property listings to Maps

Google UK this week launched property listings on Google Map searches.  On any map search users can now click on the "More" function and choose property listings near their search address.  The lists can also be refined to include only properties for sale or rent. It would appear that Google is

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Glyde.com Classifieds?

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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Facebook and Oodle

Facebook has launched an updated Marketplace powered by the Oodle classfied service.  The relationship was initially announced a few months ago and has just launched today.  Leading up to the launch Facebook deprecated their Marketplace API, there is currently no way for Facebook Applications or F

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Autotrader partners with Canadian International Autoshow

Trader Corporation, owner of the Autotrader brand in Canada, has announced an exclusive partnership with the Canadian International Autoshow.  The Canadian International Autoshow is held annually in Toronto and the largest Canadian Automotive show. Typically attendees of the Autoshow are consume

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OLX.com Raises $13M

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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Homenet and Gumiyo create mobile brochures

Homenet Inc and Gumiyo have announced a partnership to leverage the Gumiyo's mobile platform with the Homenet dealer inventory management tools.  The Homenet Inventory Online service is used by over 12,000 dealers primarily in the US and processes 2.5 million vehicles daily. A key requirement in

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Autotrader.ca Launches New Car

Autotrader.ca has launched a New Car search and Autotrader New Car publication. Autotrader.ca is the number one automotive site in Canada with 2 million unique monthly visitors and it makes sense that they would expand into the New Car category. The Autotrader New Car magazine will be distributed

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