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Classifieds

No Resolution To Craigslist Vs. eBay Case?

January 3, 2009

Remember when Craigslist sued eBay? The following was back on May 13, 2008 of which there was no public resolution. What really happened?
We filed a complaint in California today, charging eBay with unlawful and unfair competition, misappropriation of proprietary information, deceptive passing-off, business interference, false advertising, phishing attacks, free-riding, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and breaches [...]

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Facebook Goes With Oodle To Power Classifieds. The Audience Doesn’t Care

December 2, 2008

Months ago, Facebook distributed a request-for-proposal to a slew of classified sites earlier this year to redo and rebrand the Facebook Marketplace (see Craigslist)
Speculation was that Oodle, the classifieds provider that powers Wal-Mart had the job. Well, today the speculation comes true.
The marketplace needs serious help. In Silicon Valley, New York City and San [...]

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Facebook Should Bail On The Marketplace. Classifieds Will Always Be A Web 1.0 Business

November 22, 2008

Supposedly, Facebook distributed a request-for-proposal to a slew of classified sites earlier this year to redo and rebrand the Facebook Marketplace (see Craigslist)
Speculation is that Oodle, the classifieds provider that powers Wal-Mart already has the job.
The marketplace needs serious help. In Silicon Valley, New York City and San Francisco combined, the amount of new [...]

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Workstir: Craigslists’ Service Section Meets Reviews (No Erotic)

November 13, 2008

Workstir is looking to improve upon Craiglists’ service section by adding user-generated reviews and rankings to the service providers.
Mainly focused around home repair, cleaning, and child care (sorry, no erotic), it will have to compete with recently troubled Angie’s List and new to the scene MyJambi

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Craigslist To Tame The Erotic Services Section

November 6, 2008

Craigslist said Thursday that it had reached an agreement with 40 state attorneys general and agreed to tame its “erotic services” listings that has been dominated by prostitution.
To combat the problem, Craigslist will charge erotic services vendors a small fee for each ad of around $5 to $10.
Charging the credit card will help to confirm [...]

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