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/business-to-business-classified-directory-listing-website.html http://blog.daype.com/news/business-to-business-classified-directory-listing-website.html#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:10:22 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9861 http://blog.daype.com/news/business-to-business-classified-directory-listing-website.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/local-classified-ads-promotes-to-social-networks.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/local-classified-ads-promotes-to-social-networks.html#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:45:01 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9808 The helpful classifieds website is providing unlimited ad postings with no account required. Also included are optional videos with ads at no extra cost.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/local-classified-ads-promotes-to-social-networks.html/feed 0 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/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/news/integrating-seo-ppc-areas-explore.html http://blog.daype.com/news/integrating-seo-ppc-areas-explore.html#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:50:55 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9602 A plethora of articles have been written about the convergence of SEO and PPC, most of them fairly elementary. I think everyone understands that, at least from a keyword level, each channel can (and should) inform and reinforce the other. That idea of "reinforcement" is a bit tricky, however.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/integrating-seo-ppc-areas-explore.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/tulsa-worlds-online-classified-ads.html http://blog.daype.com/news/tulsa-worlds-online-classified-ads.html#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:05:12 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9548 Tulsa World readers who wanted bigger type, pictures and more color in their classified ads are getting their wish.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/tulsa-worlds-online-classified-ads.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/africa/publish-your-south-africa-free-classifieds-ads-in-southafrica.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/africa/publish-your-south-africa-free-classifieds-ads-in-southafrica.html#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:25:24 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9545 Sept 30th, 2011: The recent launch of our free classified Ad features in southafricaflyers is creating a great roar in the world of advertising. We are already established our proficiency in creating classified ads for real estate, automobiles, pets, buy and sell, business services, rentals, jobs, sports and recreation, events, communities,]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/africa/publish-your-south-africa-free-classifieds-ads-in-southafrica.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/why-your-business-should-run-facebook-social-ads.html http://blog.daype.com/news/why-your-business-should-run-facebook-social-ads.html#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:00:05 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9471 Earlier this year, Facebook let the world know it was undertaking a new Social Ads program which would allow advertisers to "pair their ads with their social actions". This whipped up privacy watchdogs into a lather, mostly since Facebook's previous attempts at this sort of thing included the doomed Beacon. That service had to be discontinued after a class-action lawsuit demanded its death over those same privacy concerns.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/why-your-business-should-run-facebook-social-ads.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/mentions-press/embedding-locanto-ads-on-own-website.html http://blog.daype.com/mentions-press/embedding-locanto-ads-on-own-website.html#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:45:03 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9450 Businesses, dealers, and private sellers with ads on Locanto Classifieds can now advertise their products and services to a broader audience. Locanto introduces a widget that allows users to embed ads on their own website or blog. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/mentions-press/embedding-locanto-ads-on-own-website.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/launches-automotive-classifieds-portal.html http://blog.daype.com/news/launches-automotive-classifieds-portal.html#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:00:11 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9200 VANCOUVER, BC, TheAutobot.com, a British Columbia based portal for buying and selling used cars launched today. The portal specifically targets the British Columbia market and is free for private sellers wishing to sell their used vehicles. Dealers are provided with the option of both free and low-cost paid subscriptions.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/launches-automotive-classifieds-portal.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/linkedin-social-ad-misstep.html http://blog.daype.com/news/linkedin-social-ad-misstep.html#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:20:01 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9194 http://blog.daype.com/news/linkedin-social-ad-misstep.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/amazon-about-become-force-online-advertising.html http://blog.daype.com/news/amazon-about-become-force-online-advertising.html#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:45:38 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9151 http://blog.daype.com/news/amazon-about-become-force-online-advertising.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/confirmed-bing-tests-ads-within-organic-search-results.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/confirmed-bing-tests-ads-within-organic-search-results.html#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:30:32 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8870 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/confirmed-bing-tests-ads-within-organic-search-results.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/skype-ceo-teases-in-call-ads.html http://blog.daype.com/news/skype-ceo-teases-in-call-ads.html#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:20:46 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8865 You may soon be seeing and sharing advertisements during your Skype calls, if the company’s new CEO has his way. Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Tony Bates discussed ways he might monetize the popular Internet phone service, once its $8.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft is completed.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/skype-ceo-teases-in-call-ads.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/future-of-classifieds-is-twitter.html http://blog.daype.com/news/future-of-classifieds-is-twitter.html#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:25:00 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8839 http://blog.daype.com/news/future-of-classifieds-is-twitter.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/news/small-business-outsourcing-craigslist.html http://blog.daype.com/news/small-business-outsourcing-craigslist.html#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 09:55:53 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8618 Now, I know what you're thinking. You probably think that Craigslist is only good for buying and selling stuff -- like that sofa -- with the bedbugs. We will talk of that no more. But seriously, I'm going to talk to you about using Craigslist as a Web tool for outsourcing.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/small-business-outsourcing-craigslist.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/oceania/quarterly-online-ad-sales-top.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/oceania/quarterly-online-ad-sales-top.html#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 06:20:13 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8402 Online advertising sales topped $601 million in the first three months of 2011, the highest figure ever recorded in the period, according to research. The Interactive Advertising Bureau said expenditure on online advertising was up 17 per cent on the same period last year and annual spending is on track to hit $3 billion.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/oceania/quarterly-online-ad-sales-top.html/feed 1 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/tips/reversephonedirectory-delivers-tips-staying-safe.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/reversephonedirectory-delivers-tips-staying-safe.html#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:10:55 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8256 People across the country buy and sell items through Craigslist and classified ads every day and most of the time both parties win. But the recent increase in criminal activity associated with these transactions has inspired ReversePhoneDirectory.com to release a list of tips to help classifieds and Craigslist users protect themselves from financial and physical harm.]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/reversephonedirectory-delivers-tips-staying-safe.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/geebo-adds-lookers-to-online-classifieds-to-offer-peace-mind-buyers.html http://blog.daype.com/news/geebo-adds-lookers-to-online-classifieds-to-offer-peace-mind-buyers.html#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:00:32 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8240 Geebo, a national online classifieds ads site known for providing a safe marketplace for both buyer and seller, has partnered with WeGoLook.com, a service provider that makes pre-transaction physical inspections of items for online buyers and sellers, the companies announced today.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/geebo-adds-lookers-to-online-classifieds-to-offer-peace-mind-buyers.html/feed 1 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/news/google-testing-display-ads-in-gmail.html http://blog.daype.com/news/google-testing-display-ads-in-gmail.html#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:19:31 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7916 Google appears to be testing display ads in Gmail. I have not spoken to anyone at the company but discovered the following image ad in my own Gmail account this morning. Image ads have made their way into paid search on Google.com and various other properties on Google. But this was really jarring for me to encounter. It’s the only such ad I saw (next to an email from a clothing retailer in my inbox) after purposely looking for others.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/google-testing-display-ads-in-gmail.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/africa/e-commerce-pioneer-launches-classifieds-site.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/africa/e-commerce-pioneer-launches-classifieds-site.html#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:45:47 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7754 MIH Internet Holdings, the Naspers owned company that specializes in pay-television and Internet subscriber platforms, is to fortify its position as market leader in classifieds advertising with the launch of kalahariads.net. The free classifieds service combines the group’s extensive print and online classifieds offerings into a user-friendly, feature-rich portal that provides customers with access to the widest classified network in South Africa. Says Oliver Rippel, CEO E-Commerce of MIH Internet Group for Africa and the Middle East, “Naspers has investments in several highly successful and lucrative properties abroad which offer online classifieds, including OLX, BuscaPé and Allegro. We have streamlined the South African operation by taking key international learnings and combining them with our experience in print and online classifieds locally to deliver a compelling service. We plan to make it the number one classifieds service in the country.”]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/africa/e-commerce-pioneer-launches-classifieds-site.html/feed 1 http://blog.daype.com/tips/optimize-facebook-business.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/optimize-facebook-business.html#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:19:00 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7734 NEW YORK -- Real estate agents can take concrete steps to get the most out of Facebook and grow their business, according to speakers at Agent Reboot in New York City. Navigating social media can be "like trying to take a drink from a fire hose. It's truly overwhelming," said Charlie Engel, vice president of sales at online classified ad company Oodle Inc. Engel spoke Tuesday with Agent Reboot host Nicole Nicolay of Agent Evolution, which provides social media training and WordPress website design. Engel and Nicolay offered 15 Facebook strategy tips:]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/optimize-facebook-business.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/north-america/craigslist-refuses-canadas-erotic-ads-section.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-refuses-canadas-erotic-ads-section.html#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:04:21 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7628 Three months after Craigslist scrapped sex ads from its websites in the United States, the online classifieds giant has refused to take similar action in Canada. Now, a University of British Columbia law professor and expert on human trafficking says a massive boycott is being planned for the new year if the company continues posting its "erotic services" ads. The boycott will involve students, victims groups and non-governmental organizations.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-refuses-canadas-erotic-ads-section.html/feed 2 http://blog.daype.com/news/marketplace-oodle-acquires-grouply.html http://blog.daype.com/news/marketplace-oodle-acquires-grouply.html#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:45:08 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7583 San Mateo social classified-ads site Oodle has bought Grouply, a Redwood City social groups startup backed by investors including LinkedIn co-founder and Chairman Reid Hoffman, the companies announced Wednesday.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/marketplace-oodle-acquires-grouply.html/feed 0 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/news/some-see-ploy-craigslist-blocks-sex-ads.html http://blog.daype.com/news/some-see-ploy-craigslist-blocks-sex-ads.html#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:17:34 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7337 SAN FRANCISCO — Craigslist, by shutting off its “adult services” section and slapping a “censored” label in its place, may be engaging in a high-stakes stunt to influence public opinion, some analysts say. Since blocking access to the ads as the Labor Day weekend began — and suspending a revenue stream that could bring in an estimated $44 million this year — Craigslist has refused to discuss its motivations. But using the word “censored” suggests that the increasingly combative company is trying to draw attention to its fight with state attorneys general over sex ads and to issues of free speech on the Internet.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/some-see-ploy-craigslist-blocks-sex-ads.html/feed 4