Peter M. Zollman | July 13, 2012 | Marketplaces
Angie Hicks had better look out. Jim Buckmaster, CEO of Craigslist, apparently thinks the “Jameslist” website sounds too much like a combination of...
Christo Volschenk | July 13, 2012 | Marketplaces
In Germany the monetization of free classified platforms is storming from milepost to milepost. A few days ago we reported on a new income source introduced by...
Peter M. Zollman | July 12, 2012 | Marketplaces
An update: PennySaverUSA, a print shopper operated by Harte-Hanks, has eliminated three of its digital initiatives along with the position held by Loren Dalton,...
Christo Volschenk | July 12, 2012 | Marketplaces
A number of German classified, auction, network, daily-deal and shopping platforms are reported on on our site regularly, and sometimes it’s good to see how they...
Christo Volschenk | July 11, 2012 | Marketplaces
Operators of free classifieds platforms everywhere may be interested in what Germany’s innovative, regional platform Kalaydo.de has been up to since May 30. The...
AIM Group | July 11, 2012 | Marketplaces
Today we report on two seemingly unrelated developments in the ongoing saga about Backpage and its adult-services ads: --- The company has sued the state of...
AIM Group | July 11, 2012 | Marketplaces
HomeFinder.com Releases Android™ App Built On Consumer Feedback Offers homebuyers fast, easy to use map-interface and automatic syncing from app to desktop ...
Brian Blum | July 10, 2012 | Marketplaces
Craigslist and Kijiji are inherently hyper-local, connecting people with something to sell to others who are looking to buy in a particular city or region....
AIM Group | July 10, 2012 | Marketplaces
Palo Alto, Calif. — Zypline Services, Inc., an Internet application developer, announced today that it has released its new product, ZypPages, a unique and...
Mark Whittaker | July 06, 2012 | Marketplaces
Online prostitution-advertising revenue totaled $3.3 million on five U.S. websites in April, setting a monthly record as the highest total since Craigslist closed...
Mark Whittaker | July 06, 2012 | Marketplaces
Estimated online prostitution-advertising revenue on five U.S. websites declined 4 percent to $3.2 million in May compared with the previous month. Backpage.com,...
Cristina Costa | July 06, 2012 | Recruitment, Marketplaces
The leading free online classifieds marketplace Willhaben.at has launched a new online job classifieds network in cooperation with the daily newspapers “Die...
AIM Group | July 05, 2012 | Marketplaces
Susan Kelly-Gilbert, who's worked in interactive media and classified advertising (as well as good old-fashioned print) with Scripps, MediaNews Group and other...
Sharon Hill | July 03, 2012 | Marketplaces
A recent demo of the TownNews.com Marketplace product reaffirmed what we've always liked about the TownNews Blox product - its ability to break up classifieds...
Christo Volschenk | June 28, 2012 | Marketplaces
Cape Town-based multimedia company Naspers released its financial results for the year to 31 March 2012 (FY2012) yesterday. The results were eagerly awaited. A few...
Christo Volschenk | June 28, 2012 | Marketplaces
Markt.de, one of the leading free classified portals in Germany, is in the midst of a front-end redesign which will be completed by mid-July, the company announced...
Sharon Hill | June 26, 2012 | Marketplaces
With last week's announcement that Ellington Marketplace might be gone soon, it is fortuitous for Mediaphormedia / Ellington Marketplace media clients that our...
Christo Volschenk | June 25, 2012 | Marketplaces
Antonie Roux (54), head of Naspers’ worldwide internet operations since Apr. 2011, died in a hospital in Germany over the weekend. He reportedly had pancreatic...
Peter M. Zollman | June 19, 2012 | Marketplaces
Rob Curley, who built a reputation as an interactive-media innovator at newspapers including the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Lawrence Journal-World in Kansas,...
Ross Hoddinott | June 18, 2012 | Marketplaces
By Ross Hoddinott Just as its classified advertising has been shrinking, now Fairfax Media, the largest media company in Australia, is shrinking both its staff and...
Peter M. Zollman | June 13, 2012 | Marketplaces
A hearing is scheduled for federal court in Seattle on Friday on the validity of a Washington state law that requires online classified advertising publishers to...
Sharon Hill | June 11, 2012 | Real Estate, Recruitment, Marketplaces
By Sharon Hill The aptly-named Hipswap.com is best described as Craigslist-gone-Pinterest. Its mantra is "Shop the most fabulous stores, homes, closets." Its...
Sharon Hill | June 08, 2012 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment, Marketplaces
By Sharon Hill Local Media Association's ClassifiedAvenue.net, the much-too-late move online of its print classified network of member papers, has just launched in...
Christo Volschenk | June 07, 2012 | Marketplaces
Christo Volschenk When professional and private EBay sellers in Germany watch TV news tonight, and hear a tax on financial transactions of between 0.01 percent and...
Christo Volschenk | June 06, 2012 | Marketplaces
By Christo Volschenk Out of the blue EBay Germany yesterday informed private and professional EBay sellers that the introduction of the new payment system had been...
Sharon Hill | June 05, 2012 | Marketplaces
By Sharon Hill Kudos to The Wall Street Journal for ferreting out the story on Google's planned assault on local publishers' ad dollars. While the search giant has...
Peter M. Zollman | June 05, 2012 | Marketplaces
Backpage.com, the free-classifieds website that is the leading publisher of prostitution advertising in the United States by revenue, is suing to block enforcement...
Christo Volschenk | June 04, 2012 | Marketplaces
By Christo Volschenk South African-based media group Naspers has taken another step to bring order to its wayward portfolio of free small ad platforms. This time...
Peter M. Zollman | May 31, 2012 | Marketplaces
Analog Analytics, a white-label provider of digital coupons and daily deal software, has been acquired by BarclayCard. Analog, which is based in San Diego, said in...
Peter M. Zollman | May 24, 2012 | Marketplaces
About.com has taken decisive action to eliminate links to escort services from the New York Times Co.-owned site following today's Classified Intelligence Report...
