OLX is a global online classifieds firm with a presence in over 96 countries and 40 languages.
Nexus Venture Partners has made its exit debut by selling its stake along with other investors in global online classifieds firm OLX, which has got an investment from South African media giant Naspers.
Shaun Higgins, who directs digital operations at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash., watches with bemusement as the newspaper industry tiptoes into experiments with limited pay walls.
His paper has had a system in place for roughly five years that offers 90 percent of website content for free but fences off the other 10 percent for especially motivated audiences willing to pay. In essence it delivers the results The New York Times and others are aiming for in developing a so-called "metered model" - but without the meter.
How is the online classified user identified? Does possessing certain traits identify one as a classified user?
There are four potential types of classifieds users:
Nokia Beta Labs has taken the wraps off a new service, Nokia Listings, that is currently available only in the Indian market. Listings are available for three main classifieds formats – Jobs (from ‘Maid who can cook’ to ‘legal’), (Hyper) Local Services, and products (Buy and Sell). However, the ability to browse existing listings does not exist, and I think that is primarily down to Nokia using SMS as a carrier instead of GPRS: thus, live results aren’t available. Nokia Listings primarily targets the Series 40 handsets, but also works for non-touch screen Series 60 (S60) handsets.
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Craigslist founder Craig Newmark started the online classifieds site in 1995."][/caption]
The Obama administration's open government initiative is discussed regularly in some circles inside the Beltway, but travel just a few miles west and it's rarely, if ever, a topic of conversation.
If you are planning to buy a car, it is always important to learn a few tips on how to buy a car, so you can learn how to get the best value for your money. It may not be a problem if you are going for a brand new one but if you are planning to get a used car, you have to prepare and research as well.
Here's the latest data by Compete.com.
Updated: April 23, 2010
The recent merger of Honolulu’s two daily newspapers may be irrelevant when it comes to the future of classified advertising. Those making decisions on how to sell cars and houses or find employees have been shifting to online advertising models for the past decade.
Classified advertising used to be one of the big revenue generators for U.S. newspapers, bringing in $19.6 billion to the industry 10 years ago.
First, newspapers blamed Craigslist for stealing classifieds. Then job listings were taken over by different online players. Now, another piece is being subsumed by Internet startups: couponing.
(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - In the city where (almost) anything goes, dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs and other common pets could become contraband.
Looking for practical advice on how to grow your local business online? WOCA AM 1370 recently interviewed Michael Warren, co-founder of Ocala4sale.com and Gainesville4sale.com and the author of the Local Internet Marketing Handbook
OLX announced the launch of its free classifieds site OLX.lk (http://www.olx.lk) for the Sri Lankan population. The objective is to bring the best classifieds' user experience to the Sri Lankan consumers who want to buy and sell locally. OLX is the next generation of free online classifieds sites, offering jobs, housing, cars, goods, services, personals and much more.
Backpage.com, a leading free online classifieds website, is giving away one Apple iPad monthly in an effort to put “America Back to Work”. Users who visit backpage.com and post a job listing June through September can enter to win the highly sought after iPad.
There are certain expectations that come with entering the offices of a dotcom start-up. At the very least, there should be squashy beanbags and a games room. At the Google-sized end of the scale, props include fireman poles, ice cream bars and wall-sized aquariums - all frantically signing, should you have missed it, that this is a culture of creativity.
Here’s the latest data by Compete.com. Updated: May 25, 2010
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