Classifieds News Blog » Craigslist 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 Trading In Your Old Gadget Is Quick And Easy http://blog.daype.com/tips/trading-in-your-old-gadget-is-quick-and-easy.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/trading-in-your-old-gadget-is-quick-and-easy.html#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:50:29 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9867 You don't have to use auction sites or the classifieds to get rid of your old gadgets. If you got the newest version of your favorite gadget you may be wondering what to do with the old one.]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/trading-in-your-old-gadget-is-quick-and-easy.html/feed 0 B2BeTrader Announces Launch of a New Business to Business Classified/ Directory Listing Website 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 EBay CEO Donahoe Doesn’t Make Much of Craigslist Criminal Probe http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/ebay-ceo-donahoe-craigslist-criminal-probe.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/ebay-ceo-donahoe-craigslist-criminal-probe.html#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:25:07 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9589 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/ebay-ceo-donahoe-craigslist-criminal-probe.html/feed 1 Jobless resort to online posts to find work http://blog.daype.com/articles/jobless-resort-online-posts-find-work.html http://blog.daype.com/articles/jobless-resort-online-posts-find-work.html#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:35:50 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9560 Craigslist, a network of online communities that offers free classified advertisements, is a portal into the misery of people who are struggling to find jobs. Posts from people who are desperate for work read like Haiku poems that detail hard times and fear. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/articles/jobless-resort-online-posts-find-work.html/feed 0 Oodle Launches Free Recycling On Facebook http://blog.daype.com/news/oodle-launches-free-recycling-on-facebook.html http://blog.daype.com/news/oodle-launches-free-recycling-on-facebook.html#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:15:30 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9467 Oodle, which offers a marketplace to buy, sell and trade goods, has launched what it’s calling “freecycling” communities on Facebook for the San Francisco Bay area.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/oodle-launches-free-recycling-on-facebook.html/feed 0 U.S. Prosecutors Investigate eBay Employees over Craigslist Misdeeds [video] http://blog.daype.com/news/prosecutors-investigate-ebay-employees.html http://blog.daype.com/news/prosecutors-investigate-ebay-employees.html#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:00:40 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9438 http://blog.daype.com/news/prosecutors-investigate-ebay-employees.html/feed 0 Craigslist Sues Sellers of Phone Verified Accounts, Fights Posting Spam http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-sues-sellers-phone-verified-accounts.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-sues-sellers-phone-verified-accounts.html#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:30:37 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9302 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-sues-sellers-phone-verified-accounts.html/feed 0 Beware of stolen electronics posted on Craigslist http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/stolen-electronics-posted-on-craigslist.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/stolen-electronics-posted-on-craigslist.html#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:45:17 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9061 WESTLAKE, Ohio - We're all looking for the best deal we can find, especially when it comes to electronic items. Websites like eBay and Craigslist have given millions of consumers significant discounts in recent years, but buyers need to do their homework before issuing any cash. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/stolen-electronics-posted-on-craigslist.html/feed 0 How and where to sell your old stuff online http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/how-and-where-to-sell-your-old-stuff-online.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/how-and-where-to-sell-your-old-stuff-online.html#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:00:16 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8855 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/asia/how-and-where-to-sell-your-old-stuff-online.html/feed 0 Selloby: New craigslist challenging app 3F better – Faster, Fan, Free http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/selloby-new-craigslist-challenging-app.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/selloby-new-craigslist-challenging-app.html#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:35:53 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8850 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/selloby-new-craigslist-challenging-app.html/feed 0 EBay moves to quash lawsuit by Craigslist http://blog.daype.com/news/ebay-quash-lawsuit-by-craigslist.html http://blog.daype.com/news/ebay-quash-lawsuit-by-craigslist.html#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:25:44 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8834 EBay Inc. shouldn't have to face fraud and negligence claims by Craigslist Inc. in California because a similar case it won in Delaware upheld its minority investment rights in the online classified-ad service, a company lawyer said.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/ebay-quash-lawsuit-by-craigslist.html/feed 1 Craiggers Can Simplify Craigslist Shopping http://blog.daype.com/news/craiggers-can-simplify-craigslist-shopping.html http://blog.daype.com/news/craiggers-can-simplify-craigslist-shopping.html#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:35:17 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8826 If you’ve used Craigslist, you know how spartan the website is. Craigslist is a great way to buy and sell items, but the site’s lack of features makes for a poor browsing and shopping experience. Enter Craiggers.com. Craiggers is an alternate interface for Craigslist, displaying the same data in an easier and more controllable way.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/craiggers-can-simplify-craigslist-shopping.html/feed 0 EggDrop Bids to Crack Mobile Classifieds Market http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/eggdrop-bids-crack-mobile-classifieds-market.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/eggdrop-bids-crack-mobile-classifieds-market.html#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:55:50 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8813 Although eBay and Craigslist have made the process of selling unwanted items easier than in the past, former Google engineer Dan Zheng believes the process is still too hard.]]> http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/eggdrop-bids-crack-mobile-classifieds-market.html/feed 1 Craigsphone adequately brings Craigslist to iPhone, iPad http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/craigsphone-adequately-brings-craigslist-to-iphone-ipad.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/craigsphone-adequately-brings-craigslist-to-iphone-ipad.html#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:30:03 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8804 Try this on for size: it’s the middle of the night, you’re laying awake in bed, plagued by the fact that your finished basement is missing a sofa to go along with the big screen TV you installed. Hey - let’s simplify it. You’re lying awake in bed, it’s 2:30 in the morning, and you need something – anything. You want it cheap and you want it soon. Craigslist has been there to support your compulsive bargain shopping plenty of times and the past, but the urge to pull out the laptop does not quite trump the urge to avoid the cold bedroom floor.]]> http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/craigsphone-adequately-brings-craigslist-to-iphone-ipad.html/feed 0 TOP 20 US Classifieds Websites (July 2011) http://blog.daype.com/tips/top-us-classifieds-websites.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/top-us-classifieds-websites.html#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:10:26 +0000 Daype http://blog.daype.com/?p=1828 We have compiled the Best of the Best sites that accept free classifieds. Here you’ll find the list of Top US Classifieds websites. These websites provide free classified advertisements for selling and buying items, real estate, jobs, services, personals. Classified ads is probably the most common source where unemployed people go to, to look for new jobs and to earn income. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/top-us-classifieds-websites.html/feed 91 Craigslist: Not the Only Game in Town http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-not-the-only-game-in-town.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-not-the-only-game-in-town.html#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:55:01 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8714 San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) After much success on the Central Coast of California, and the recent expansion to include all of Southern California, BONQO.com the online classifieds website is now entering a new phase of their fast and steady growth: Northern California. With many more states ahead of them, they have become a formidable player in the online classifieds industry and serious competition for heavyweights like Craigslist.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-not-the-only-game-in-town.html/feed 0 New Search Site makes Renting Movies and Finding Craigslist Deals Much Easier http://blog.daype.com/news/search-site-makes-renting-movies-finding-craigslist-deals.html http://blog.daype.com/news/search-site-makes-renting-movies-finding-craigslist-deals.html#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:45:09 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8681 Craigslist is a fantastic site for finding deals on almost anything. It has all but made newspaper classifieds obsolete. However, anyone who has scoured craigslist in the past knows that it can be difficult to expand your search beyond your immediate vicinity. A new internet search site called SearchTempest.com makes that much easier.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/search-site-makes-renting-movies-finding-craigslist-deals.html/feed 0 10 questions to ask if buying a used car from a private seller http://blog.daype.com/tips/questions-buying-used-car.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/questions-buying-used-car.html#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 19:31:24 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8638 There are still people who are willing to buy a second-hand vehicle from a stranger's driveway. For them, we offer 10 questions they should be asking. The endangered species list goes something like this: Mountain gorilla, giant panda, Javan rhinoceros . . . and private car seller. ]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/questions-buying-used-car.html/feed 0 Small Business Outsourcing with Craigslist 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 Garage sales are becoming a necessity for many struggling homeowners http://blog.daype.com/articles/garage-sales-becoming-necessity-for-many-struggling-homeowners.html http://blog.daype.com/articles/garage-sales-becoming-necessity-for-many-struggling-homeowners.html#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 06:20:44 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8524 Garage sales, which surged when the economy tanked in 2008, continue to boom as people look for extra cash to put toward their monthly bills and $3.80-a-gallon gasoline.]]> http://blog.daype.com/articles/garage-sales-becoming-necessity-for-many-struggling-homeowners.html/feed 0 The Future of Online Classifieds: 5 Ways to Beat Craigslist http://blog.daype.com/tips/future-online-classifieds-ways-beat-craigslist.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/future-online-classifieds-ways-beat-craigslist.html#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 09:35:34 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8423 Reg DesRosiers is the founder and president of zipzoom, an innovative communication technology changing the way consumers and businesses find each other. Let me be clear: I don’t think Craigslist is going anywhere any time soon. Craig Newmark’s ad-listing service operates in over 700 locales and generates roughly 20 billion page views every month, according to the company fact sheet. Obviously, Craig and his list are doing alright for themselves.]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/future-online-classifieds-ways-beat-craigslist.html/feed 0 ReversePhoneDirectory.com Delivers Tips for Staying Safe 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 Classifieds Wars: Craigslist, Oodle Fight Over Safety http://blog.daype.com/articles/classifieds-wars-craigslist-oodle-fight-over-safety.html http://blog.daype.com/articles/classifieds-wars-craigslist-oodle-fight-over-safety.html#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:50:28 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8231 In its latest attempt to challenge Craigslist, Oodle is trying to portray the rival site as a stomping ground for criminals - and Craigslist is not pleased. Oodle put out a report with classifieds research firm AIM Group this morning noting that 330 crimes, including 43 violent ones, were tied to interactions on Craigslist over the last year.]]> http://blog.daype.com/articles/classifieds-wars-craigslist-oodle-fight-over-safety.html/feed 0 Why Hasn’t Another Product Disrupted and Replaced Craigslist? http://blog.daype.com/news/another-product-disrupted-replaced-craigslist.html http://blog.daype.com/news/another-product-disrupted-replaced-craigslist.html#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:55:31 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8224 http://blog.daype.com/news/another-product-disrupted-replaced-craigslist.html/feed 0 BuzzOurBiz Targets Craigslist http://blog.daype.com/news/buzzourbiz-targets-craigslist.html http://blog.daype.com/news/buzzourbiz-targets-craigslist.html#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:15:21 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8104 BuzzOurBiz Inc. announced today the launch of its social networking meets local services classifieds site http://www.buzzourbiz.com, which offers free ads and reviews for all types of services and businesses together with full social networking capabilities. Anyone offering or looking for any type of service can post and view ads, ratings and reviews and see what services their friends, family and others are using and recommending.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/buzzourbiz-targets-craigslist.html/feed 0 Craigslist Founder Endorses Non-Profits with New Web Initiative http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-founder-endorses-non-profits-with-new-web-initiative.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-founder-endorses-non-profits-with-new-web-initiative.html#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:20:51 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8089 Craigslist founder Craig Newmark this week launched a new site that seeks to unite non-profit and public service organizations. The initiative, dubbed craigconnects.org, will focus on supporting "sustainable efforts, ones that are socially responsible, self-perpetuating and replicable." The organization says it will not take part in fundraising or grant-giving, which will be maintained separately from Craigslist.org.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-founder-endorses-non-profits-with-new-web-initiative.html/feed 0 Geebo Calls on Craigslist, Other Online Classified Ad Providers to Keep Ads Safe http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/geebo-calls-on-craigslist-classified-keep-ads-safe.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/geebo-calls-on-craigslist-classified-keep-ads-safe.html#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:30:59 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8080 Consistent with its longstanding focus on social responsibility, Geebo CEO has issued a letter inviting online classifieds businesses to join him in focusing on safety.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/geebo-calls-on-craigslist-classified-keep-ads-safe.html/feed 1 Turning Trash Into Cash: 5 Tips For a Successful Yard Sale http://blog.daype.com/tips/turning-trash-into-cash-5-tips-for-a-successful-yard-sale.html http://blog.daype.com/tips/turning-trash-into-cash-5-tips-for-a-successful-yard-sale.html#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:45:37 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8068 What better time to turn some of your trash into cash than spring? Spring and summer are prime time for yard sales, so we turned to the experts for advice on cleaning out clutter at home – and making some extra cash in the process. Here are five tips for throwing a successful yard sale:

1. Team Up

Alert neighbors in advance of your sale. This could pique their interest in shopping, or it might prompt them to throw their own yard sale — which can help bring in more shoppers, says Jonathon Papsin, co-author of The Ultimate Garage Sale Guide and cofounder of virtual garage sale site TagSellIt.com.]]> http://blog.daype.com/tips/turning-trash-into-cash-5-tips-for-a-successful-yard-sale.html/feed 0 Craigslist to Oodle: Who are you calling a ‘cesspool of crime’? http://blog.daype.com/news/craigslist-to-oodle-who-are-you-calling-a-cesspool-of-crime.html http://blog.daype.com/news/craigslist-to-oodle-who-are-you-calling-a-cesspool-of-crime.html#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:36:37 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=8026 The gritty world of online classified ads took a turn for the worst this week after Craigslist.org rival Oodle.com released a study, in conjunction with research firm AIM Group, that labels Craigslist a “cesspool of crime.” With the aid of an infographic entitled “Mayhem on Craigslist,” Oodle runs through the crime figures that are meant to paint a frightening picture of Craigslist: 330 crimes related to Craigslist in the last year alone; 43 violent crimes; 74 robberies; 31 assaults; 12 murders. The list goes on.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/craigslist-to-oodle-who-are-you-calling-a-cesspool-of-crime.html/feed 2 Craigslist App Pulled from Android Market for Reasons Unknown http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-app-pulled-from-android-market.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-app-pulled-from-android-market.html#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:09:03 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=7913 One of the best Craigslist apps for Android (LifeHacker said so), CraigsNotifica, has been pulled from the Android Market. The problem is its creator Rafael Sanches has no idea why. The app has been available for quite some time now, making the sudden removal from the Market even more mysterious. Sanches has reached out to Google support to try to find an answer so that he might correct the application and get back in the Android Market, but has yet to receive a response.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/north-america/craigslist-app-pulled-from-android-market.html/feed 0