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/news/backpage-continue-to-stir-controversy.html http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-continue-to-stir-controversy.html#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:35:15 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9704 Recently. The New York Times’ media critic David Carr took a look at Backpage.com, the Village Voice Media’s classified ads site. The website features a section labeled “adult” with categories, such as “escort” and “strippers & strip clubs,” that has received a lot of attention iin the past couple of months,]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-continue-to-stir-controversy.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-responds-attorneys-general-letter-child-prostitution.html http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-responds-attorneys-general-letter-child-prostitution.html#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:30:08 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9535 http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-responds-attorneys-general-letter-child-prostitution.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-suspend-certain-areas-personals-adult-sections.html http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-suspend-certain-areas-personals-adult-sections.html#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:45:40 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7498 Backpage.com, a leading online classifieds site, today announced the immediate suspension of certain areas of its personals and adult sections of the site while it continues to develop technologies, features and programs specifically tailored to prevent the misuse of the site and its services. Backpage also calls for the creation of a multi-stakeholder national task force to create best practices in the online classifieds industry to help stop the ability to advertise illegally. Backpage looks to work with its industry brethren like YellowPages.com, Twitter, Yelp, Youtube, and Eros.com, as well as state Attorneys General, law enforcement, and child advocacy groups in solving the challenges facing today's online classified and personals industry.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-suspend-certain-areas-personals-adult-sections.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/news/attorneys-general-target-backpage-online-classifieds.html http://blog.daype.com/news/attorneys-general-target-backpage-online-classifieds.html#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:17:14 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7421 Some 21 state attorneys general have asked online classifieds service Backpage.com to remove adult services listings from its site, arguing the service is often used to promote prostitution and human trafficking—including trafficking in children. However, at least for the moment, Backpage.com is refusing to comply with the request, saying it works with law enforcement to prosecute anyone using the site illegally.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/attorneys-general-target-backpage-online-classifieds.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/craigslist-could-lose-15-million-after-removing-sex-ads.html http://blog.daype.com/news/craigslist-could-lose-15-million-after-removing-sex-ads.html#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:03:17 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7411 Now that Craigslist has removed its adult-services ads category, the company could lose as much as $15 million this year, according to a new study. A report from classified ad research firm AIM Group suggests the site was poised to grab up to $45 million from ads for sex services like prostitution or escort services in 2010, before the firm scrapped the longtime ad category.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/craigslist-could-lose-15-million-after-removing-sex-ads.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/online-classified-postings-for-small-businesses-increase-dramatically.html http://blog.daype.com/news/online-classified-postings-for-small-businesses-increase-dramatically.html#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:04:46 +0000 Daype http://blog.daype.com/?p=4307 Phoenix, AZ. (PRWEB) -- Backpage.com releases numbers that demonstrate a significant increase in online small business classified postings over the last few months. Postings in service and product categories have increased by 31 percent in the last six months. The largest increases in postings were related to therapeutic massage and health and wellness services; doubling in the last month.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/online-classified-postings-for-small-businesses-increase-dramatically.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/backpagecom-announces-enhanced-services.html http://blog.daype.com/news/backpagecom-announces-enhanced-services.html#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:12:09 +0000 Daype http://blog.daype.com/?p=4132 Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) -- Backpage.com, a leading online classifieds website, announces new and enhanced service offerings that make posting advertisements easier and more effective for users.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/backpagecom-announces-enhanced-services.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/tips/flickr-craigslist-marketing-secrets-video.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/flickr-craigslist-marketing-secrets-video.html#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:11:37 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=1803 http://blog.daype.com/tips/flickr-craigslist-marketing-secrets-video.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-emerges-from-economic-gloom-to-virtual-worlds.html http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-emerges-from-economic-gloom-to-virtual-worlds.html#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:00:23 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=1110 http://blog.daype.com/news/backpage-emerges-from-economic-gloom-to-virtual-worlds.html/feed 2