The RKGBlog blog posted a screen shot of Bing testing search ads directly in the organic results. Honestly, I almost cannot believe it – but more on that later. Here is a cropped picture of the screen shot. more…
Tag: classified ads
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, more…
That seems to me a fairly clear proposition: as Twitter becomes the place for people to discover news about the things that matter to them, it’s becoming a kind of local/niche news 2.0. And if Twitter is the local news 2.0, it stands to become the next place to house the category that local news monetizes best: classified ads. more…
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. more…
Craigslist is a great place to find work or to find a freelancer to work for you.
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.
It’s a great place to find a job or to find someone to do a job for you. And I can say that from personal experience; I picked up a client from Craigslist that over more…
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. more…
Figures released by independent internet audience measurement service Ireland Metrix have revealed more than 2m people are visiting 
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. more…
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.
The non-exclusive partnership will highlight more…
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 more…
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 more…
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. more…