New partners for ambitious Mondinion
Rumania-based Mondinion.com, a real estate portal with a global focus, partnered with two, multi-country general classifieds platforms to extend the reach of its listings. U.S.-based Backpage.com and Germany-based Locanto.com agreed to duplicate all Mondinion listings on their platforms, Property Portal Watch reported today. Mondinion was launched by Zoltan Baranyai (photo) in 2008 (look at his...
Read MoreClassified Fraud 2011: Global Threat and Growing
Price: $395.00 Quantity: In this special 22-page report, we examine global classified fraud and abuse, and what publishers of all sizes are doing to combat it. Some are fighting solo. Others — even though they’re competitors — share the latest threats and best practices on a regular basis. And others are calling for industrywide cooperation to thwart evermore...
Read MoreWeGoLook, safe-classifieds startup
The topic of safe classifieds is at the forefront of many new listing sites, and multiple online discussions. It’s an issue that ultimately shut down Craigslist’s erotic services categories, and was the catalyst behind such new sites as Safelist.com and Some365.com. Sadly, it’s what newspapers have been offering for decades, through stringent policies that oversaw each ad placed...
Read MoreGeebo.com closes down personals section
While it was never singled out for adult-services scrutiny, ten-year-old Geebo.com has allowed personals and dating classifieds – until now. The recent closing down of its personals section, which is clearly a response to Craigslist’s adult services woes, contrasts flatteringly and sharply with that of Backpage.com. “We have taken a socially responsible approach toward classified...
Read MoreValuable tips from Geebo.com CEO
Greg Collier, CEO and founder of Geebo.com, offers some valuable tips for competing with Craigslist in this piece on VentureBeat. Smart stuff — the steps that have helped Geebo.com survive and remain profitable as a small general classified site in the face of Craigslist, Kijiji (now EBayClassifieds) and dozens or hundreds of other sites, including newspaper sites. A quick look at...
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