02-15-2007, 11:19 AM
Quote:While Web shops and auctions are usually the preferred channel for selling online, it seems more and more major players in the e-commerce industry are looking to classifieds ads as another way e-tailers can both gain exposure and sell their goods. Craigslist, one of the most well-known in this category, is currently the 37th most-popular Web site (ranked by Alexa), showing just how important classifieds are to online consumers. Seeing a future in online classifieds, in 2004 eBay took a 25-percent share in Craigslist, and later expanded into classifieds on its own with rent.com and Kijiji.com, a site that allows users to post advertisements in local languages.
Even with giants like Craigslist and eBay in the game not to forget, of course offerings from Yahoo, Microsoft's Windows Live Expo, Google Base, Sell.com, Auto Trader and others more players are jumping into the mix, showing that there is potential for revenue to be had. Given this, online classifieds are generating a lot of buzz this month, with several major players offering new services or upgrades...
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