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eBay and Google team up on text ads

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

eBay and Google, announced a deal on Monday that allows the two companies to share revenue on search-related text advertisements delivered on eBay’s sites outside the US. The two companies will also jointly develop “click to call” ads, which rely on Internet voice technology to connect an advertiser with a consumer.
Financial details of the multiyear […]

Craigslist Starts Evansville-Based Web Site

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Craigslist, the San Francisco-based online classifieds service, has opened a site for Evansville (http://evansville.craigslist.org). The Evansville site was launched as part of a major expansion of Craigslist in June 2006.
Craigslist, founded by Craig Newmark in 1995 and long popular in cities such as San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, attracts more than 10 million […]

eBay Rolls out Classified Ads on eBay.co.uk

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

eBay UK announced that “Classified Ads” are now available on eBayMotors.co.uk, in the Cars, Motorcycles and other vehicle categories, as well as in select Business, Office and Industrial categories on eBay.co.uk.
With eBay’s Classified Ad format, sellers and buyers do not complete the transaction online through eBay. Instead, sellers can use Classified Ads to advertise their […]

Classified Ads Go Live On eBay Motors

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

eBay’s move into online classifieds expected to boost sales leads for car dealers.
ebaymotors.co.uk, the UK’s busiest showroom, today listed the first Classified Ad listing by a dealer on the site. eBay’s expansion into the familiar paper-based classifieds format has been widely welcomed by several of the UK’s largest dealer groups who are keen to exploit […]

88DB mixes online classified ads with community building

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

With the Web becoming an important tool of communication and information, browsers have come to rely on it more and more for whatever they seek.
The advantages of using the Web to hunt for jobs can’t be stated enough—no transportation cost, no waiting in line, among others. And hobbyists can place their old favorites on the […]

Local Ads Free Classifieds Service Now Also for Communities and Charities

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Press Release
Local Ads started as a free classifieds service early in 2006 and has since then strengthened its market position as the UK’s most innovative and easy to use classifieds ads portal. Not only is LocalAds totally free for private individuals, it is also free for businesses who can easily create their very own […]

Advertisers and eBay to Test Ad Sales Idea

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

Several major advertisers are teaming up with online auctioneer eBay Inc. to test an idea for selling television advertising in an electronic marketplace, the group announced Friday.
A group of marketers and advertising agencies wants to try what would be a vastly different way of selling TV ads, which are usually negotiated in closed-door deals between […]