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AOL + Oodle = AOL Classifieds
Screenwerk —
... Oodle as become the vendor/partner of choice it would appear for third parties seeking to add or beef up classifieds — a missed opportunity for eBay/Kijij. Today AOL launched a new classifieds site: Classifieds.AOL.com. There’s also a Canadian specific site at Classifieds.AOL.ca. ...
After MySpace And Facebook, Oodle To Power Brand New AOL Classifieds
TechCrunch —
Classifieds aggregation service provider Oodle is on a roll and definitely one of the startups worth following closely this year. After signing up two social networking juggernauts - both MySpace and Facebook - the company is now apparently also behind the just launched AOL Classifieds platform, per blog post by Greg Sterling.
The news comes right after a significant financing round announced earlier this month, when 3 VC firms invested $5.6 million in the company, bringing the total in funding raised to a healthy $21.6 ...
Big Media's New Bet To Take On Craigslist: Oodle
Silicon Alley Insider —
... continues to win big deals to try to steal eyeballs away from Craigslist. The latest: Oodle is now powering AOL's (TWX) new classifieds section. This is in addition to deals the company has to power classified ads for both Facebook and MySpace (NWS). ...
AOL Rolls Out Classified Site
WebProNews Feed —
... , which operates the largest network of classifieds services in the U.S. Users will have access to more than 40 million listings aggregated from more than 80,000 different sites. AOL Classifieds links users directly to classifieds listings on other properties within the AOL network including AOL Autos, AOL Jobs, AOL Personals, and AOL Real Estate. AOL Classified Site"With the current economic climate, providing consumers with an easy way to buy and sell merchandise and services, or make local connections through classifieds is becoming even more important," said Chris Spanos, ...
AOL makes a move on Craigslist's classified territory
Betanews —
... | Published February 23, 2009, 5:03 PM AOL Classifieds , which launches today in the US and Canada, allows sellers to post listings free, just as Craigslist does. (The service makes money from selling increased-visibility ads, sort of the way eBay makes money from the featured-auction option.) A UK version of the service will launch in the near future. The service is powered by Oodle and aggregates listings from over 80,000 sources and 250 partner sites, many of them intensely local in orientation. Higher-profile members of the Oodle network include the Washington Post ...
