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Publishers reliant on classified advertising are getting hurt by the UK’s fragile local economy. Some are now desperately courting alternative advertising models, but our earnings round-up shows their growth is so far being wiped out.
Local media operators are struggling to make more…
German news publisher Axel Springer says its acquisition foray in to web classified ad services is helping to make up for its declining print market.
On Tuesday, the group said its Axel Springer Digital Classifieds group is buying 80 percent of Belgian property listings more…
Rumor has it that Facebook is on the verge of creating a new classifieds listings, which could put it in direct competition with Craigslist.
According to The Daily’s Matt Hickey, two anonymous sources within the social network revealed information on the more…
According to a growing list of religious groups, feminists, celebrities and policy makers, adult classifieds website Backpage.com is profiting from one of the ugliest crimes on the planet: sex trafficking.
Backpage’s critics say they are facilitating sex slavery and should shut the site down. New York Times writer Nick Kristof pressured Goldman Sachs to unload its shares in Village Voice Media overnight (and at a $30 million loss) in March. more…
Craigslist on Wednesday introduced a new Map View feature that displays the location of apartment listings across select cities. As The Next Web reports, the mapping feature is apparently rolling out on a gradual basis, and is currently available for apartment listings in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Ann Arbor, MI. more…
In a welcome course correction, craigslist has removed its short-lived provision that required users to grant it an exclusive license to–in other words granting them ownership of–every post. We were unhappily surprised to see this click-through demand, but are glad to see that craigslist has promptly removed it. more…
Local relevance and timing are key in converting mobile browsers to buyers, though specific consumer needs and verticals influence the way mobile devices are used for purchases. A new study from xAd and Telmetrics with data provided by Nielsen investigates not only mobile consumer behavior, but preferences as well. more…
