 | The New Facebook Marketplace Powered by Oodle |
Today, we’re launching Facebook Marketplace powered by Oodle. Facebook first introduced the Marketplace application in May 2007 as a way for people to post classified listings on the site — helping them buy and sell furniture and household items in a trusted environment. Late last year, Facebook turned to Oodle for our expertise with online classifieds, and we’ve built an entirely new version of Marketplace focused on giving people a trusted place to buy, sell or give things away to other Facebook users.
We’re also introducing a new feature in Marketplace — Sell For a Cause which allows you to donate the proceeds from items you sell to over a million participating charities including UNICEF, the Sierra Club and local organizations like the Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco. Right now, I’m selling some things my kids have outgrown (train table, bicycle) to support the Samaritan House — a local charity in Oodle’s hometown of San Mateo, California that supports programs for families in need. If even 10% of the users on Facebook sold something for $10, we would be able to collectively raise over $175 million for causes around the world.
In the coming months, we’ll be rolling out even more functionality and categories. Please share your feedback on what we’re doing.
In the meantime, I urge you to buy or sell for a cause you believe in!
This is great news! congratulations!
I have a question / suggestion for you. Do you think people would like to anonymize their phone number as well? For several years now we try to get folks like Craigslist to allow their users to anonymize their phone number just like they anonymize the email. No answer from them nonewhatsoever. We believe that privacy is of great concern, and we know of lots of folks who would like to do so, even if they are charged a nominal fee. Let us know if we can talk further since our service can enable this new way of secure communications easily.
Craig…
This is good news… and I really like the Sell for a Cause idea.
thx…
René
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