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Article: Q&A with Beverly Crandon on Digitizing Classifieds
The below is the result of a question and answer type interview I did with the SNA (Suburban Newspapers Association of America) in December 2010. The Q&A starts off with a bit of an explanation of an actual project and then
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eBay’s Group Gift Service a Good Example of Social Commerce
eBay has just taken another leap into online commerce, with the launch of their new service called eBay Group Gifts. The move was no doubt eBay’s way of letting us all know that they plan to ‘stay current’ and further expand out past their auction and classifieds brands, which they are so widely known for.
Something Has Changed At Craigslist… No ‘Adult Services’
Given the rampant complaints, it now appears that Craigslist has either given in or is working on a new strategy, because as of this weekend, the classified site removed the ‘Adult Services’ category – something that its opposers had been asking for, for quite some time
Templated Classifieds by PrettyPosts
Publishers have been trying for years to find easy ways to give classified posters easy to use templates or tips to aid them in selling their classified item faster. Well it appears that pure play web tool Pretty Posts was thinking the same.
Connecticut Attorney General Issues Subpoena to Craigslist
A caution to those who make money off of their risque personals ads, as we see Craigslist come under fire for what is being called “sex for money” classifieds. Yesterday, Connecticut Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, issued a subpoena to Craigslist regarding their ‘prostitution ads’.
AOL Drops Bebo to Focus on Patch (?)
There has been talk that AOL is planning on dropping Bebo, their social networking site, claiming that in the competitive world of social media, they’ve found it difficult to create a competitive and financially viable product out of Bebo.
Classifieds Crowdsourcing and Classified Business Models
Instead I spoke about classifieds as a business, not just for today, but to ensure relevance in five years or even two years from now. I shared with the group what I thought was the ideal business model for classifieds, if one were thinking strategically.
A Publishers Checklist for 2010
Below is our list of what we feel publishers, directors and managers at publishing groups need to focus on this year. Our list is best fitted to those who publish news content, niche publications and niche Web sites and online classifieds.
Top 10 News and Classified Media of 2009
Well it’s that time of year where we run down our top 10 ad-ition news and classified media blog posts for 2009.
Newsday no Longer Hinting at Charging for Online Content
Nonetheless, today we learned that they are actually going through with it and as of next week, Newsday will place much of its content behind a pay wall.
