04-21-2006, 08:24 AM
Quote:Craigslist, the Web bulletin board where millions of people buy and sell stuff, is facing a fresh burst of competition for classified ad listings.
Not only have Microsoft and Google launched intriguing trial marketplaces where people can sell anything for free, swarms of start-ups are plunging into Web classifieds. They take varied approaches to drumming up listings, but most offer them for free and earn money by showing targeted ads alongside, just as search engines do.
Many actually are search engines, including generalists such as Oodle ( http://www.oodle.com ) and Vast ( http://www.vast.com )...
full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...02627.html