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Craigslist Substantially Expands its Reach Syndicate content

Craigslist has reportedly expanded the number of cities it offers its service in by a whopping 25%. Brad Stone with the New York Times claims to have been alerted by a spokesperson with the company on the matter. Apparently Craiglist has added 140 new cities, including 87 in the United States, 8 in Canada, and 45 in non-North American countries.

Online Classifieds Usage Doubles In Four Years Syndicate content

Almost half (49%) of all Internet users have visited an online classified site like craigslist, a percentage that’s more than doubled over the past four years. In 2005, that number was just 22 percent, according to Pew Internet. On any given day, about a tenth of Internet users, (9%) visit online classifieds, up from four percent in 2005. Pew’s findings are based on an April 2009 telephone survey of 2,253 adults. Pew says the margin of error sits at about plus or minus 2.4 percent.

Hitwise Documents Huge Rise In Classifieds Traffic Syndicate content

Don't be surprised if the people behind Craigslist and other classifieds sites are secretly hoping for a repeat of the Great Depression.  New stats from Hitwise have arrived, and they show that Craigslist's already-significant market share is increasing in such a way that it almost resembles a hockey stick.

eBay Branding its Classifieds Syndicate content

eBay injects its brand name into its classifieds subsidiary Kijiji, which launched four years ago. Starting with two cities, the Kijiji name will change to eBay Classifieds.

AOL Rolls Out Classified Site Syndicate content

AOL has entered into the classified market place with the launch of AOL Classifieds that allows users to search through local listings for every Zip Code in the U.S., as well as post their own ads for free. AOL partnered with Oodle, which operates the largest network of classifieds services in the U.S. Users will have access to more than 40 million listings aggregated from more than 80,000 different sites.

Behavioral Targeting Rising In Online Classifieds Syndicate content

Reaching the right customer with a classifieds placement may be the province of tighter behavioral targeting, rather than waiting for someone to search for what they want.

Oodle Scores MySpace Classifieds Deal Syndicate content

No Craigslist or Kijiji for Rupert Murdoch's social networking outpost, MySpace; it's Oodle that landed the agreement to make over the classified section on the site.

Craigslist: Little Ads, $81 Million In Revenue Syndicate content

The website devouring the classified industry could hit $100 million in revenue in 2009 with a couple of minor changes, with the old-line newspaper industry helplessly watching from the sidelines.

Kijiji Shows Solid Growth Syndicate content

If, outside of this article, you haven't heard of Kijiji, here's betting you will.  According to new numbers from comScore, eBay's Craigslist-like property has seen some pretty impressive increases in unique visitor stats.

Ola! Craigslist Goes Bilingual Syndicate content

Spanish-language sites have been in Craiglist's plans, and some of the online classified's websites now have those sections online.
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