http://blog.daype.com The latest about classified ads: industry news, social media, research data, market trends, start-ups, partnerships, web tips etc. Compiled by Daype Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:55:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/getit-launches-website-for-best-deals-and-discount-coupons.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/getit-launches-website-for-best-deals-and-discount-coupons.html#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:15:46 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9731 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/getit-launches-website-for-best-deals-and-discount-coupons.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/shopping-and-classifieds-top-internet-users.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/shopping-and-classifieds-top-internet-users.html#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:30:51 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9702 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/shopping-and-classifieds-top-internet-users.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/we-have-grown-yoy-india-country-manager-olx-india.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/we-have-grown-yoy-india-country-manager-olx-india.html#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:55:20 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9670 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/we-have-grown-yoy-india-country-manager-olx-india.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/most-indian-surfers-search-for-mobile-phones.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/most-indian-surfers-search-for-mobile-phones.html#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:05:12 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9607 Search engines are invariably the first port of call, when one logs on to the World Wide Web. They are used for a variety of purposes, one of which is searching for the best deals available.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/most-indian-surfers-search-for-mobile-phones.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/go-online-for-classified-information.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/go-online-for-classified-information.html#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:35:37 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9566 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/go-online-for-classified-information.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/alibaba-seeks-temasek-backing-to-buy-stake-from-yahoo.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/alibaba-seeks-temasek-backing-to-buy-stake-from-yahoo.html#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:30:03 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9557 (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has talked with Temasek Holdings Pte about providing financing to buy the 40 percent stake in itself held by Yahoo Inc, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/alibaba-seeks-temasek-backing-to-buy-stake-from-yahoo.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/apple-taps-japan-court-ban-sales-samsung.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/apple-taps-japan-court-ban-sales-samsung.html#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:45:22 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9412 Apple is seeking to ban sales of some Samsung Electronics gadgets in Japan, accusing its rival of violating patents relating to the iPhone and iPad, the latest salvo in a series of patent battles between the two companies.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/apple-taps-japan-court-ban-sales-samsung.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/online-classifieds-the-next-big-thing-on-the-net.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/online-classifieds-the-next-big-thing-on-the-net.html#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:35:10 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9224 If you are looking for a free and effective way to get rid of used merchandise, this is the perfect platform to reach out to interested buyers/sellers beyond your circle of friends.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/online-classifieds-the-next-big-thing-on-the-net.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-welcomes-visitors-to-sharjah-ramadan-fair.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-welcomes-visitors-to-sharjah-ramadan-fair.html#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:35:33 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9168 Dubizzle - the region’s leading online classifieds and community portal– is proud to be a participating sponsor at the 25th Ramadan Fair taking place at the Sharjah Expo Centre. As one of the most anticipated events in Sharjah, the Dubizzle food court area has welcomed hundredsof visitors since the inaugural night on August 11, 2011.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-welcomes-visitors-to-sharjah-ramadan-fair.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/quikr-appoints-scarecrow-as-creative-mpg-as-media-agency.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/quikr-appoints-scarecrow-as-creative-mpg-as-media-agency.html#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:55:40 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8873 Quikr has appointed Scarecrow Communications as its advertising solutions agency while MPG has been awarded media duties. The account was awarded to both the agencies following multi-agency pitches separately.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/quikr-appoints-scarecrow-as-creative-mpg-as-media-agency.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/how-and-where-to-sell-your-old-stuff-online.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/how-and-where-to-sell-your-old-stuff-online.html#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:00:16 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8855 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/how-and-where-to-sell-your-old-stuff-online.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/microsoft-power-english-search-services-china-baidu.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/microsoft-power-english-search-services-china-baidu.html#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:15:10 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8789 Baidu, the largest Chinese-language search engine, is said to be partnering with Microsoft in a search deal that would go into effect before the end of the year.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/microsoft-power-english-search-services-china-baidu.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/zenithoptimedia-bags-the-media-duties-of-olx.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/zenithoptimedia-bags-the-media-duties-of-olx.html#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:35:38 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8778 The media agency won the business through a pitch that includes two more agencies. The size of the account is said to be between Rs 10-12 crores.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/zenithoptimedia-bags-the-media-duties-of-olx.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-eyes-growth-for-kuwait-online-marketplace.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-eyes-growth-for-kuwait-online-marketplace.html#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:40:13 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8776 Online classifieds and community portal Dubizzle.com has announced plans to extend their offerings across digital platforms following rapid growth in both user traffic and content listings in Kuwait.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-eyes-growth-for-kuwait-online-marketplace.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/getit-launches-exciting-services-on-phone-in-erode.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/getit-launches-exciting-services-on-phone-in-erode.html#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:45:05 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8770 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/getit-launches-exciting-services-on-phone-in-erode.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-launches-mobile-website.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-launches-mobile-website.html#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:15:30 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8753 Dubizzle, a free classifieds and community website, has announced the launch of a mobile version of its site, offering consumers the ability to easily access Dubizzle services from mobile devices, it said in an emailed statement today.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-launches-mobile-website.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/saatchi-saatchi-wins-creative-duties-for-olx.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/saatchi-saatchi-wins-creative-duties-for-olx.html#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:55:55 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8677 Saatchi & Saatchi has added another feather to its cap by bagging the creative duties for the leader in free classifieds worldwide – OLX. Catering to an audience in one of the fastest growing sectors in India, OLX is an exciting brand which is sure to cut across sectors with more and more people using the online space to find and buy products that they need and sell products that they don’t want to use. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/saatchi-saatchi-wins-creative-duties-for-olx.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/vodafone-unveils-online-marketplace.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/vodafone-unveils-online-marketplace.html#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 13:35:43 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8603 DOHA: Vodafone unveiled their latest innovation - www.SouqIt.com - Qatar’s new online marketplace at the opening of QITCOM exhibition and conference yesterday at the Doha Exhibition Centre. SouqIt.com is a secure online community that brings buyers and sellers together in one unique and easy-to-use location.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/vodafone-unveils-online-marketplace.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/facebook-looks-china.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/facebook-looks-china.html#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 11:25:50 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8510 (Reuters) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning to make his second visit to China as the world's No. 1 social networking company looks for the best way to expand into that country.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/facebook-looks-china.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubai-doha-which-more-lucrative-job-market.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubai-doha-which-more-lucrative-job-market.html#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 07:15:56 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8476 Emirate remains the preferred destination given the lifestyle, freedom, infrastructure and opportunities it offers. After years of seemingly unstoppable growth, Dubai seemed the favourite place for expats for a job in the entire Gulf region. Post-crises, other contenders like Qatar's Doha, with huge gas reserves, started attracting foreign talent away from Dubai. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubai-doha-which-more-lucrative-job-market.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/quikr-raises-series-d-led-nokia-growth-partners.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/quikr-raises-series-d-led-nokia-growth-partners.html#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 08:53:33 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8417 Quikr, a horizontal classifieds player, has raised $8 million in fourth round of funding – led by new investor, Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), and returning investors, Norwest Venture Partners and eBay Inc. This takes the total monies raised by Quikr in private capital close to Rs 90 crore since inception, making it one of the heavily funded internet companies in India.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/quikr-raises-series-d-led-nokia-growth-partners.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/careerbuilder-acquires-singapore-jobscentral.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/careerbuilder-acquires-singapore-jobscentral.html#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 07:00:19 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8367 “The founders are CEO Lim Der Shing (35 years old), Deputy CEO Huang Shao-Ning (35), COO Michelle Lim (39) and CTO Eric Koh (36). Our immediate plans are to continue to execute upon our growth strategy in Singapore and Malaysia for all our products and services. Basically, it’s business as usual for us while we work out with CareerBuilder the optimal way to integrate our processes and leverage upon their considerable product depth, and global business and technology resources.”]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/careerbuilder-acquires-singapore-jobscentral.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-shares-insights-importance-community-websites.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-shares-insights-importance-community-websites.html#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:35:37 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8181 Dubizzle.com, the leading free classifieds and community website for users in the Middle East and North Africa, participated in the ArabNet "Shift Digital Summit", the largest gathering for the Arab digital and technology industry from March 23-25 2011. During the summit, J.C. Butler, co-founder of Dubizzle.com was a panelist in a workshop titled: Building Local Content and Communities. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-shares-insights-importance-community-websites.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-teams-up-with-microsoft-gulf.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-teams-up-with-microsoft-gulf.html#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:13:17 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7740 UAE-based online classifieds site, Dubizzle, has teamed up with Microsoft Gulf to improve its user experience by integrating the new features of Internet Explorer 9 into its website. Dubizzle will be integrating two key features of Internet Explorer 9; these are the ‘pinning' and ‘jump list' features. These add-ons are designed to allow Dubizzle users to access and manage their activities more quickly and will create an online networking platform where users will also be able to interact with each other.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/dubizzle-teams-up-with-microsoft-gulf.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/aiiyah-expat-portal-hong-kong.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/aiiyah-expat-portal-hong-kong.html#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:25:40 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7703 January 09, 2011 - Hong Kong is an exciting place where interesting things happen throughout the year, hot sales and hot events. It is the best tourist vacation spot, having tourists visiting from all across the globe from all walks of life. It is here that most people would love to do business at the same time because of the masses that visit. The Hong Kong classifieds section throws light on the entire place making it a most sought after tourist destination. However, not everyone is lucky the visit the place but surely this does not restrict one from doing online trade? Thousands of websites provide thousands of classifieds on various items, but if you are looking to find the best classifieds that really work visit http://www.aiiyah.com/classifieds.php. It is here that all the fun times roll and one can find the best of everything.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/aiiyah-expat-portal-hong-kong.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/top-10-trends-in-indian-e-commerce.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/top-10-trends-in-indian-e-commerce.html#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:43:02 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7676 2010 has been defining for the Indian e-commerce sector, which has (and some may sigh “finally”) come of age with much of the evolution being clearly visible this year. Though a fairly old industry in India, this sector has caught the fancy of investors and has generated multiple entrepreneurial avenues, riding on macro trends such as increase in broadband penetration, change in buying patterns and the success of group buying sites globally. So, what did we see this year?]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/top-10-trends-in-indian-e-commerce.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/total-dubai-classifieds-website.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/total-dubai-classifieds-website.html#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:46:45 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7476 TotalDubai.com – One of the distinct and most decent community websites for Dubai, UAE is now set to offer new services of everyone’s interest.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/total-dubai-classifieds-website.html/feed 3 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/ebay-commerce-india.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/ebay-commerce-india.html#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:50:39 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7310 In an interview with CNBC-TV18's President & Editorial Director of TV18 Business Media, Senthil Chengalvarayan, eBay's President & CEO John Donahoe spoke about the company's India plans. Below is a verbatim transcript of the interview.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/ebay-commerce-india.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/salam-business-club-chooses-bayt-network.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/salam-business-club-chooses-bayt-network.html#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:24:49 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7299 The Salam Business Club (SALAMBC) has chosen the Bayt.com Network as its provider of full-fledged Recruitment and Classifieds technology and content solutions. The Bayt.com Network provides its member companies with a unique platform that includes state-of-the-art proprietary Recruitment and Classifieds tools, technologies and content as well as empowering them with a host of new ways to increase user traffic and further monetize the traffic on their websites. Bayt.com Network companies benefit from increased reasons to visit their site, increased reasons to stay on their site, increased SEO and the multiple incremental means at their disposal to monetize their users' activities.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/salam-business-club-chooses-bayt-network.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/classified-ad-sales-take-flight-online.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/classified-ad-sales-take-flight-online.html#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:20:29 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7297 Classified websites in the Middle East are reporting sharp increases in advertising revenue as clients seek to target consumers more specifically. Portals such as Souq.com, Dubizzle and the jobs site Bayt.com say they have seen large increases in revenue, with the detailed user information collected by such sites proving attractive to advertisers.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/classified-ad-sales-take-flight-online.html/feed 0