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Craigslist: Little Ads, $81 Million In Revenue

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

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

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

Oodle Grabs New York Post Deal

The online classifieds at Rupert Murdoch's Big Apple tabloid are getting a makeover, in an impressive little win for Oodle.

Kaango Enchants Two Yahoo HotJobs Partners

Although Hearst Corp and MediaNews Group are linchpins in Yahoo's newspaper/online classified alliance, the two publishers have made an investment in online classified ad provider Kaango.

Yahoo Boosts Newspaper Group Membership

Seventeen more newspapers signed on with Yahoo to participate in its classifieds program where HotJobs provides the job listings.

Craigslist Lists New Job Posting Fees

After deliberation in the Craigslist forums, the massively popular online classifieds site will begin imposing a fee on job postings in a quartet of new markets.

Topix.net, Tribune Partner On Classifieds

Topix.net, a local search news Web site has partnered with Tribune Interactive to run their online classifieds for general merchandising advertising. The general merchandise classifieds will launch in February starting with the baltimoresun.com and will be available on all 12 Tribune Interactive sites by the end of May.

Oodle Tracking Pricing Data for Online Classifieds

Oodle will today announce the launch of the Oodle Index, a real-time pricing guide for online classified listings.

Yahoo Hires Newspaper Pro To Run Classifieds

Looking to consolidate its listings services while horning in a bit on Craigslist's local classifieds business, Yahoo! has hired former Knight Ridder executive Hillary Schneider to head up the company's new Yahoo! Marketplaces unit.