The data keeps pouring in: the U.S. homes market is in trouble. In May, existing home sales were down 15.9% in the past year and new home sales were down 40%. During hard times such as these, it’s not uncommon to see an industry using the ostrich approach: putting their heads in the sand and [...]

We recently heard that Jeremy Zawodny is leaving Yahoo! for Craigslist. We’re hoping that with Jeremy’s influence, Craigslist decides to become more open. Historically, the company has not only blocked search engines (like Oodle), but has also tightly restricted user activity. It will be interesting to see if Craigslist’s stance on openness changes in the [...]

Oodle was featured and Craig was interviewed in a Time article today called “Taking Aim at Craigslist”.
Here’s a snippet of the article:
“So what’s to ogle at Oodle? Unlike Craigslist or Kijiji, this site automatically displays a Google map next to each listing so you can easily pinpoint its location. Oodle also shows you how [...]

We are sorry to hear that Microsoft is pulling their classifieds product, Live Expo. Expo tried some really cool things with their product, and Oodle firmly believes in the need for continued innovation in online classifieds.