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Google Celebrates 10 Billion Android Market Downloads With App Sale

Google’s Android Market has delivered its 10 billionth application download, and is in the midst of celebrating with 10 days of special promotions during which selected apps will be offered for 10 cents.

The milestone comes just five months after the 6 billionth download, and Google estimates that current Android Market transactions total over 1 billion a month. more…

Online ad spend soars 20%

PaulFisherThe Australian online advertising market saw a 20% year-on-year increase in the third quarter to $688 million, as video advertising continues to skyrocket.

Search and directories had the lion’s share of spend with 52.7% and increased 30%. General display advertising accounted for 23.9% of expenditure and grew 8% while classifieds made up 23.4% of spend and increased 15%. more…

3 Keys to Reaching Out to Investors in Your Local Market

The internet has played a huge role in the success of many of today’s best real estate investors. It enables investors to buy properties that they have never seen in person and sell properties to individuals around the world. However, just because opportunities are “out there” – and we mean way out there in some cases – does not mean that a global real estate investing operation will be right for every real estate investor. more…

B2B Online Classifieds Designed to Improve Baking Industry’s Spare Parts Dilemma

CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — With the support of Baking Equipment Manufacturers Allied (BEMA), Baking Industry Forum (BIF), and other key baking players, Baker’s Exchange will launch its newest baking industry service platform Marketplace to over 26,000 baking industry professionals at All Things Baking 2011 on October 2nd in Chicago, IL. more…

How to prepare a home for sale

saleI’ve been hearing lately from homeowners who are preparing to list their homes for sale.

They know the market isn’t great, but they’ve been waiting for a year or two to move on with their lives (this is known in the industry as “pent-up demand”) and have decided to go for it. more…

Oodle Launches Facebook Recommendations Application for Real Estate Agents

oodleOodle today announced a tool to help Real Estate agents build their Facebook community and solicit testimonials. The Oodle Recommendations App gives the Real Estate Industry a seamless solution to harness existing customer’s positive experiences and generate new referrals. more…

Geebo Adds “Lookers” to Online Classifieds to Offer Peace of Mind for Buyers

geeboGeebo, 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…

Tips On Buying A Car

buying carBuying a car is a big thing. Many of us save for years to buy our dream car. Whether you are planning to purchase a used car or are bringing home a brand new car, the following car buying tips would be of great help. The tips on buying a car you will learn here will help you buy the best car that is within your budget.

How to make sure the car is in good condition?

* Start with checking the exteriors of the car. Exteriors should have a constant paint finish and devoid of scratches. Experts would agree that this is one of the most important and most ignored used car buying tips. more…

Social Commerce Marketplace Oodle Acquires Grouply

oodleSan 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. more…

Buying a laptop on a budget?

When buying a laptop on a budget without necessarily wanting to buy a weak budget laptop, you have to put a lot of thought into how to tackle the problem. Below are some strategies for buying cheap laptops online that fall into your price range.

Compare brands and makers

The very first thing you want to do when purchasing laptops on a budget is to filter according to makers. more…

Oodle Doubles Traffic and Revenue

Oodle announced it has added four new executives to its senior team, and reported traffic and revenue had more than doubled in the past year. Oodle is a classifieds aggregator and powers the classifieds services on Facebook and for over 200 leading brands including Cox Interactive, Media General, the Washington Post, Walmart, AOL and Lycos. more…

Search Engines + Newspapers

Last year, there was a seemingly endless parade of stories on how aggregators, search engines and news blogs were apparently killing newspapers that publish original content. This year, add the rise of “content farms” to the list. Riding to the rescue, or so it hopes, comes Perfect Market and its new search marketing tool, “The Vault.” more…