Facebook does classifieds, newspapers will suffer more
Facebook is set to do classified ads, according to PaidContent.
Not that MySpace classifieds put the world on fire, but Facebook, by virtue of being more organized, might have a better chance at it: it is adding free classifieds. It is calling the new service Marketplace and plans to introduce it on Friday, reports NYT.
Classified ads is a sure way for newspapers to earn money, so it should come as no surprise that sites like Craigslist have dug deep into their pockets. A well oiled community (sorry, social networking service) should be able to further move the classifieds online, leaving the newspapers even more out of that particular game.
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Here’s a link I found to it Thursday evening to the Facebook Classifieds:
http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2355641740
By Curtiss Thompson on May 11, 2007 4:29 am
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