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Wal-Mart Taps Oodle to Launch Online Classified Ads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2008 - 10:03am.

Los Angeles - Retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has launched a beta test of an online classified ads listing service powered by Oodle, which aggregates listings from over 80,000 sites and counts over 40 million listings.

tags: Advertising | Wal-Mart | Newspapers | Retail | Publishing | Oodle | Craigslist |

Top Internet Brands Among Biggest Traffic Gainers in 2007

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2008 - 8:35am.

Reston, Va. - Some of the top Internet brands, including Google (NASD: GOOG), Facebook, Wikipedia and Craigslist, were among the biggest gainers last year in terms of their Internet audiences, according to a new report from comScore (NASD: SCOR).

tags: Reports | Metrics | Google | Facebook | comScore | Wikipedia | Craigslist |

RealNetworks' Film.com to Stream Free Independent Film Weekly

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 22, 2007 - 12:34pm.

Park City, Utah - RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology, announced on Monday that its newly launched Film.com news and entertainment site will offer a free, streaming full-length independent movie each week.

tags: Advertising | Indie | Movies | Streaming | RealNetworks | GreenCine | Craigslist | Film.com |

Mdog.com Launches Mobile Versions of eBay, Craigslist, Wikipedia

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 16, 2007 - 1:26pm.

Chicago - Mdog.com on Tuesday launched mobile editions of popular websites including eBay, Craigslist, Wikipedia, Citysearch and MySpace. The free Mdog.com portal is compatible will all carrier services on any Web-enabled mobile device. The new mobile sites will allow users to securely view post bids on eBay, and view online classifieds from Craigslist, among other features. Chicago-based Mdog.com also soon plans to launch its Bingo mobile search engine.

tags: Mobile | MySpace | eBay | Wikipedia | Cellphones | Craigslist | CitySearch | Mdog.com |

Report: Traffic to Online Classifieds Sites Grew 47% in Past Year

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 5, 2006 - 5:24pm.
Reston, Va. - Traffic to online classifieds sites such as Craigslist has grown 47% in the past year, according to new figures from comScore Media Metrix. More than 37 million Web users -- or more than a fifth of the total Internet population -- visited the sites in July. Craigslist led the way, attracting nearly 14 million visitors, about twice as many as a year ago.
tags: Internet | Marketing | Advertising | Online Publishing | Reports | Metrics | Classifieds | Craigslist |

Online Auction Giant eBay Buys 25% Stake in Craigslist

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 13, 2004 - 2:54am.
San Francisco -- Giving it the added strength of a major backer, craigslist, a provider of classified ad sites in 45 cities, said on Friday that it has sold a 25% stake in the company to online auction giant eBay for an undisclosed price. As much as the financial support, the company said that it will be able to share in eBay's expertise, resources and creativity. "[eBay CEO] Meg [Whitman] has helped us preserve the craigslist mission, and I really appreciate it," said Craig Newmark, craigslist's founder and chairman. "We're thrilled to have found a shareholder of eBay's stature," said Jim Buckmaster, the president and CEO of craigslist. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Craigslist sites include localized classified listings for jobs, housing, goods and services, personals, events, and community, as well as a variety of discussion forums.
tags: Internet | eBay | Auction Giant | Craigslist |