With used vehicle transactions predicted to account for nearly 70 per cent of total sales by 2013*, Kijiji Canada is making it even easier for Canadians to find a used vehicle online by rolling out significant upgrades to its Cars & Vehicles category.
Following a year of growth as the most visited used autos website in Canada, new features on Kijiji.ca empower consumers to find the exact used vehicle they’re searching for, in their area. more…
Kijiji, a free classified ads site attempting to rival Craigslist, is taking a cheap shot at Craigslist by publicizing the results of a one-sided survey.
According to the survey, which was commissioned by eBay, “Three in four U.S. adults (75%) said they prefer to buy or sell items from a Web site that does not host erotic ads or adult services, and more than half (53%) of consumers said they would prefer that a family member use a site without such listings.” more…
San Jose, CA — (Business Wire) — In light of the current economic climate, it`s no surprise that more than 179 million adults have bought, sold or shopped for items on a classifieds web site. Since classifieds are increasingly becoming a buying and selling platform of choice for many consumers, safety is a priority for users and classifieds sites alike. A national survey commissioned by Kijiji.com, eBay`s free, safe, family-friendly, local classifieds site, has uncovered key factors that users consider before visiting an online classifieds site. more…
The U.S. economy is stabilizing when it comes to credit and consumer spending, eBay Inc. Chief Executive John Donahoe said.
That holds true for eBay as well, which has not experienced further growth declines since February, Donahoe told The Wall Street Journal in a story published Saturday. more…
Boasting over 7 million unique visitors a month in Canada, Kijiji.ca is the most visited online classified site in the country, according to recent data from comScore.
That traffic has translated to a burgeoning auto category on the site, which has also become the most visiting used car classified site in Canada as well. more…
TORONTO (CNW) — According to the most recent data from comScore, Kijiji.ca Cars & Vehicles is the No. 1 automotive website amongst its competitors(*), making it the country’s top online resource for buying and selling used vehicles.
eBay’s online classified site Kijiji has launched two new features that improve search functions for users.
All Kijiji listings have a thumbnail photo if provided. The site now has a new Gallery View option that allows user to view listings in a larger photo gallery format. more…
Visitors to eBay Spain are now taken to a main page promoting four eBay properties – “eBay Classic,” and three new local classifieds sites: eBay Anuncios (classifieds), eBay Coches (cars) and eBay Pisos (real estate). According to eBay blogger Richard Brewer-Hay, the classifieds content is drawn from eBay’s LoQUo classifieds site.
eBay Spain has gone “eCommerce Portal,” according to the eBay Ink blog. The Spanish marketplace has launched a classifieds site called eBay Anuncios and is promoting it on the eBay Spain marketplace site, more…
In this economy, everyone is looking for a good deal. Startup TinkOmatic (currently in private beta) allows deal-hunting consumers to search and track classifieds or auction sites for multiple items at once, all in one location. Tracking classifieds on Craigslist or deals on Ebay can be overwhelming and tedious to consumers and TinkOmatic is hoping to provide an easier way to view these listings (The first 500 readers to enter the code “techcrunch” will get access to the beta). more…
Why can’t brothers and sisters just get along? As I noted earlier this month, eBay’s free classifieds site Kijiji is coming on strong since its launch in the U.S. last summer. Of course, eBay owns 25 percent of Craigslist, but since the other 75 percent is not for sale, eBay is putting all of its eggs into more…
One of my primary attractions to sites like Twitter, FriendFeed, Facebook, etc is that they are predicated on distribution and portability. But a recent New York Times article “Craig Looks Beyond the Web” made me rethink the definition of distribution.
The article describes how Craigslist has added over 250 new locations (ie [city].craigslist.org) to expand their reach and help drive growth (of note, Kijiji launched in the US in 200+ cities – a complete list is available on www.kijiji.com): more…
Hand working on a computer analyzing the graphic of successful trend of the business.
Site helps people sell everything they can think of.
A phone call at 11 o’clock at night. I reach across the dark and rest the phone between my pillow and ear.
“Katie,” whispers my mother’s voice, with the evening news in the background. “Your aunt and the kids have been looking on Kijiji for puppies and found an ad for one in Moncton. . .she’s adorable.” A pause breaks while the reporter on the broadcast takes over the conversation. She then drops the request.
“Would you go look at the puppies and see if they come from a good home?” The prerequisite list of puppy necessities grows from just a good home to include their play behaviour, shedding routine, clipping, etc . . .as the approaching date of puppy sorting draws near. more…