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/europe/search-us-classifieds-with-italian-flair.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/search-us-classifieds-with-italian-flair.html#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:55:05 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9783 Tothego.com is the new search engine for job opportunities, cars and property in the US. Tothego.com provides a single window into the offers available across a multitude of sites, saving time and energy. One results set contains everything the user needs to know - that’s the added value of tothego.com.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/search-us-classifieds-with-italian-flair.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/facebook-to-build-server-farm-on-edge-of-arctic-circle.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/facebook-to-build-server-farm-on-edge-of-arctic-circle.html#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:10:22 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9676 Facebook is to build a multi-million 'mini town' on the edge of the Arctic circle to house all its computer servers, which would us as much electricity as a town of 50,000 people.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/facebook-to-build-server-farm-on-edge-of-arctic-circle.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/newsquest-ad-revenue-down.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/newsquest-ad-revenue-down.html#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:15:08 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9610 Regional newspaper publisher Newsquest, which owns more than 200 titles in the UK including the South London Guardian series and Brighton Argus, has reported a 7.9 per cent year-on-year fall in advertising revenue for the third quarter, down from worse declines of 10.3 per cent in the second and 12.4 per cent in the first quarters.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/newsquest-ad-revenue-down.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/gumtree-jumps-on-daily-deals-bandwagon.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/gumtree-jumps-on-daily-deals-bandwagon.html#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:00:35 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9563 The latest craze for both online and offline retailers definitely seems to be the daily deals phenomenon which is taking off around the globe.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/gumtree-jumps-on-daily-deals-bandwagon.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/donedeal-sells-to-norway.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/donedeal-sells-to-norway.html#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:45:45 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9540 Norway’s Schibsted Media Group is to take a stake of just over 50% in Irish online classifieds adverts site DoneDeal, it has been announced. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/donedeal-sells-to-norway.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/twitter-goes-to-ireland.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/twitter-goes-to-ireland.html#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:45:19 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9522 A couple of years ago Twitter co-founder Biz Stone told me that the company was keen to stay small: “maybe we can be a company of hundreds and still bring Twitter to a huge number of people around the world.”]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/twitter-goes-to-ireland.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/google-chrome-becomes-uk-second-most-popular-web-browser.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/google-chrome-becomes-uk-second-most-popular-web-browser.html#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:40:10 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8915 Google's Chrome is Britain's second most popular browser, a sign of the internet giant's increasing grip on the UK search market.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/google-chrome-becomes-uk-second-most-popular-web-browser.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/grandemercado-launches-new-vertical-carroscomerciais.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/grandemercado-launches-new-vertical-carroscomerciais.html#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:40:39 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8795 Carroscomerciais.com, online since the 30th of June, is dedicated solely to the buying and selling of commercial vehicles, including agriculture and construction machinery. The high activity in this area seen on the Grandemercado website, has brought the company to venture in this niche market.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/grandemercado-launches-new-vertical-carroscomerciais.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/reinventing-online-classifieds-via-widespread-use-tribe-networks.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/reinventing-online-classifieds-via-widespread-use-tribe-networks.html#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 09:25:11 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8599 iBuyWeSell.com is a free classifieds platform that allows individuals to buy or sell their unwanted goods or find a great bargain via blogs, tweets, and social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Plaxo. iBuyWeSell.com won the “Global Developer Challenge” for their combination of web 2.0 technology and social media mobile phone apps which enable users to buy, sell and watch for items of interest using their mobile phone devices. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/reinventing-online-classifieds-via-widespread-use-tribe-networks.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/russias-top-internet-company-yandex-makes-debut-with-ipo.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/russias-top-internet-company-yandex-makes-debut-with-ipo.html#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 16:15:00 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8590 NEW YORK -- Russia's largest Internet company and most visited website goes public today with an initial public offering (IPO). Yandex, a popular search engine and web portal that has shown a profit since 2002, will offer 52.2 million shares priced between $24 and $25. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/russias-top-internet-company-yandex-makes-debut-with-ipo.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/we-ban-turks-protest-internet-censorship.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/we-ban-turks-protest-internet-censorship.html#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 10:35:42 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8455 ISTANBUL - Thousands of Turks gathered in some 40 cities and towns around the country on Sunday, to join marches organized on Facebook against state Internet censorship. The trigger for the protests was a decision by Turkey’s Internet regulator, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, or BTK, to introduce a selection of filters that Turkish Internet users would choose from before browsing the Internet, beginning in August.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/we-ban-turks-protest-internet-censorship.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/donedeal-reaches-unique-visitors-a-month.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/donedeal-reaches-unique-visitors-a-month.html#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 09:45:42 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8396 Figures released by independent internet audience measurement service Ireland Metrix have revealed more than 2m people are visiting DoneDeal each month looking for value online.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/donedeal-reaches-unique-visitors-a-month.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/facebook-launches-advertising-creativity-showcase.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/facebook-launches-advertising-creativity-showcase.html#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:45:09 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8226 Facebook Studio, a hub to view and discuss campaigns that have run on the social networking site, has gone live. Facebook Studio includes Wrigley’s Skittles ‘Mob the Rainbow' campaign created by Evolution Bureau, San Francisco, and 'Heineken Trophy Hunt', created by LBi Lost Boys, Amsterdam. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/facebook-launches-advertising-creativity-showcase.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/european-ad-industry-pushes-new-tracking-transparency-rules.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/european-ad-industry-pushes-new-tracking-transparency-rules.html#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:20:42 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8214 European advertisers have begun hopping on board with a new set of guidelines (PDF) that will allow users to block cookie tracking. The rules, developed by an industry group called the Internet Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB Europe), come just over a month before Europe is expected to issue its own legal guidelines for online advertisers.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/european-ad-industry-pushes-new-tracking-transparency-rules.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/uk-online-advertising-spend-exceeds-billion.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/uk-online-advertising-spend-exceeds-billion.html#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:45:29 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8191 The digital market share for advertising spend in the UK has hit a new high, surpassing £4 billion and accounting for a quarter of total advertising spend according to recent figures. Research conducted by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and accountants at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have revealed the UK advertising market grew year on year by 12.8% to 2010, topping the £4 billion mark.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/uk-online-advertising-spend-exceeds-billion.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/gumtree-introduce-fees-for-landlord-advertising.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/gumtree-introduce-fees-for-landlord-advertising.html#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:15:24 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8155 Gumtree, the free classifieds site, has recently introduced new pricing for landlords advertising rental properties. Most private residential landlords have, until now, been able to find tenants via Gumtree without being charged, but now will only be able to advertise twice per year for free. Subsequent advertisements will cost £9.95 per property. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/gumtree-introduce-fees-for-landlord-advertising.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/birds-log-on-to-twitter-send-tweets.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/birds-log-on-to-twitter-send-tweets.html#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:30:34 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8142 Latvia (NBC) - In Latvia, birds have a chance to tweet on twitter ( @hungry_birds ). An advertising specialist in western Latvia always loved birds, especially Tomtits, and feeds them pork fat to help them get through the cold months.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/birds-log-on-to-twitter-send-tweets.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-free-gumtree.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-free-gumtree.html#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:30:00 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8066 eBay-owned classified site Gumtree has been a great way to advertise on the internet for free. But – maybe – not for much longer. One of the largest sections on Gumtree in the UK is the property for rent section, and that’s just introduced fees.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-free-gumtree.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/ebay-community-court-marktplaats.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/ebay-community-court-marktplaats.html#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:45:31 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8044 eBay is launching a community court feature on its Dutch online classifieds site Marktplaats.nl, which it acquired in 2004. The feature will allow users to challenge negative ratings they receive and let a "jury" of other users decide whether to remove the feedback.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/ebay-community-court-marktplaats.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/eircom-net-and-donedeal-ie-partner-on-classifieds-channel.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/eircom-net-and-donedeal-ie-partner-on-classifieds-channel.html#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:41:52 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7908 Eircom.net has announced the launch of its new Classifieds channel in partnership with Irish online ads site, DoneDeal.ie. The content partnership enables visitors to the Eircom.net portal direct access to the full suite of buy and sell items available from DoneDeal.ie. The new Classifieds channel has been fully customised and integrated into the eircom.net website and is a key part of its Lifestyle content section, which also includes channels for motoring, property, eating out and competitions.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/eircom-net-and-donedeal-ie-partner-on-classifieds-channel.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/microsoft-and-gumtree-announce-advertising.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/microsoft-and-gumtree-announce-advertising.html#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:10:01 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7718 Microsoft Advertising and online classifieds site Gumtree have announced that Gumtree will henceforth become part of Microsoft Advertising’s portfolio of online properties. The commercial tie up will see Microsoft Advertising promote Gumtree space to its clients whilst Gumtree will also retain its independence in negotiating bespoke solutions from its own in-house advertising team.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/microsoft-and-gumtree-announce-advertising.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/zoopla-buys-houseprices.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/zoopla-buys-houseprices.html#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:24:39 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7692 Zoopla has bolstered its market data resourses with the acquisition of www.houseprices.co.uk. The portal, which Zoopla has acquired for an undisclosed sum, launched in 2005 to offer consumers Land Registry sold house price information for over 11 million properties across England and Wales for free. Zoopla plans to retain the brand, which joins Easyroommate.co.uk, which Zoopla partnered with in October, Byteplay, which the portal acquired in August and Thinkproperty.com and Propertyfinder.com, which were both acquired in 2009.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/zoopla-buys-houseprices.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/boku-announces-partnership-with-gumtree.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/boku-announces-partnership-with-gumtree.html#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:37:26 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7662 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BOKU Inc, the global leader in mobile payments, today announced that a partnership with Gumtree.com, offering users a convenient way to pay for classifieds listings via their mobile phone number. Gumtree users can now pay for listings and other features on the website by entering their mobile number and charging directly to their mobile phone bill. At checkout, Gumtree and other participating eBay Classifieds group properties display multiple payment options including credit cards and BOKU payments. Users choosing to pay by mobile simply enter their mobile phone number to checkout.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/boku-announces-partnership-with-gumtree.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/german-spokesman-says-will-leave-website.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/german-spokesman-says-will-leave-website.html#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:00:59 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7452 A dispute has broken out within the leadership of WikiLeaks, the website known for publishing classified documents including the Afghanistan war logs. In an interview with SPIEGEL, WikiLeaks' German spokesman has said he will leave the organization as a result of rows with founder Julian Assange.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/german-spokesman-says-will-leave-website.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/grandemercado-develops-first-portuguese-iphone-app-classifieds.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/grandemercado-develops-first-portuguese-iphone-app-classifieds.html#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:21:26 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7404 The free app developed by Grandemercado for iPhone, iPod and iPad is already available in the iTunes App Store. This is the first app for Classifieds being developed in Portugal.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/grandemercado-develops-first-portuguese-iphone-app-classifieds.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/ebay-mobile-rolls-out-car-sales.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/ebay-mobile-rolls-out-car-sales.html#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:04:31 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7254 EBay site Mobile.de is Germany’s biggest classified site for used cars. Now the company wants to focus more strongly on the new car sales. According to the business magazine Wirtschaftswoche, Mobile.de is currently negotiating intensely with manufacturers and dealers.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/ebay-mobile-rolls-out-car-sales.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/buying-a-laptop-on-a-budget.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/buying-a-laptop-on-a-budget.html#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:15:21 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7202 When buying a laptop on a budget without necessarily wanting to buy a weak budget laptop, you have to put a lot of thought into how to tackle the problem. Below are some strategies for buying cheap laptops online that fall into your price range. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/buying-a-laptop-on-a-budget.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/irish-online-display-advertising-performs-strongly.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/irish-online-display-advertising-performs-strongly.html#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:41:06 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7027 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/irish-online-display-advertising-performs-strongly.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/tenants-beware-gumtree-scam.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/tenants-beware-gumtree-scam.html#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:36:00 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=6984 According to the NLA a number of tenants have been defrauded by this latest scam. Unsuspecting potntial tenants reply to advertisements on the website for UK rental accommodation. After exchanging satisfactory emails, tenants are asked to send money to the ‘landlord’.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/tenants-beware-gumtree-scam.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/gumtree-hires-beta-tv-campaign.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/gumtree-hires-beta-tv-campaign.html#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:11:18 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=6908 Gumtree, the classified website, has appointed Beta to its ad account ahead of a planned TV campaign, which will break in early August. The account was awarded without a pitch and the incumbent was The Gallery.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/gumtree-hires-beta-tv-campaign.html/feed 1