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eBay's online classified site Kijiji has launched two new features that improve search functions for users.

All Kijiji listings have a thumbnail photo if provided. The site now has a new Gallery View option that allows user to view listings in a larger photo gallery format.

Different fro other sites that show images in the body of the ad, Kijiji users can view an image of an item without having to click on an ad. Users can upload up to eight photos for free, creating a dynamic photo gallery similar to a slideshow. The Gallery View option can be found on the green toolbar directly above the listings.

Kijiji has also introduced a new Distance Search Widget. The Distance Search widget allows users to customize their search results to a specific ZIP code, or within a certain distance from a location. Search results can be sorted in order of increasing distance, for localization and convenient in- person transactions.

These new features will improve the user experience on Kijiji but it will be interesting to see if eBay will continue to use the Kijiji brand or if it will eventually change the name to eBay Classifieds. eBay announced it was testing the name eBay Classifieds in San Antonio and Pittsburg this week as a replacement for the Kijiji brand.