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CoronavirusAirbnb Hosts Turn To Long-Term Rentals To Stay Afloat
Airbnb hosts looking for alternatives to their usual operations while the coronavirus stalls the economy have begun listing their properties on other...
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Security & FraudCraigslist Founder Invests $5M In Former Facebook Exec’s Security Project
A $5 million gift from Craiglist’s Craig Newmark Philanthropies will support a new program, led by former Facebook security expert Alex Stamos....
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B2B Payments‘Scattered Canary’ BEC Scams Aim At US Firms
From a one-man shop committing check fraud on Craigslist to a sophisticated multi-fraudster committing BEC scams, the rise of Scattered Canary has...
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DisbursementsDeep Dive: How Escrow Solutions Build Digital Marketplace Trust
In a digital commerce ecosystem, two parties that have never met before must agree to transactions or assignments, deliver and receive products...
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Real EstateThe Digital Evolution Of Apartment Hunting
Twelve years ago, when New York Magazine profiled Craigslist and its founder Craig Newmark, they managed to call him “schlumpy” and “gnomish”...
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RetailPlay Ball: Secondhand Sports Gear Has Its Own Marketplace Now
Buying secondhand sports gear isn’t as easy as it sounds. Neither is selling the kids’ old hockey skates or baseball bats. It...
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BitcoinCraigslist Adds ‘Cryptocurrency OK’ Payment Option
In one of its first notable developments since its inception in 1995, online classifieds marketplace Craigslist has updated its posting details form...
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RetailOfferUp And Building A Better Goods Swap
Everyone has problems, and an awful lot of people are good at solving them. What separates entrepreneurs from the rest, though, is...
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RetailThrifting Through Retail Finds
Gone are the days of being embarrassed by shopping at a thrift store like Goodwill Industries International or The Salvation Army. The...
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FacebookShould Facebook Buy eBay?
People talk a lot about the tech giants that got their start in garages. Larry Page and Sergey Brin started the GOOG...
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RetailLetgo: The Smarter Used Goods Marketplace
For longtime users, there is something almost refreshingly low-tech and unfussy about Craigslist. While the rest of the internet is redesigning itself...
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Real EstateAirbnb Considering A Move Into Long-Term Rental Market
Airbnb is considering a move into the long-term rental business, with Bloomberg Technology reporting that the company has asked McKinsey & Co....
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Security & FraudScammers Beware, Thanks To Kevinsured Insurance
Everybody loves a good bargain, and with peer-to-peer sites like eBay and Craigslist, it’s easy to find just the right item regardless...
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B2B PaymentsOn-Demand Disruptors In T&E: Uber, Airbnb — And Craigslist?
U.S. corporations spent more than $282 billion on corporate travel last year, and the latest data from T&E company Certify says more...
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Facebook’s Black Marketplace Glitch
Facebook this week had it’s own version of “Cyber Monday.” Introducing the Facebook Marketplace on the mobile app in the morning, by...
- Mobile Payments
OfferUp Takes On Craigslist With Mobile Payments
Craigslist isn’t exactly a beacon of success as a company that’s been struggling to make its outdated platform relevant, but there’s one...
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Craigslist’s Growing List Of Competitors
There is no shortage of options for consumers looking for places to shop online. The number of sites that go in the...
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NewsCraigslist Rival VarageSale Adds In-App Payments
VarageSale, a community-focused classifieds app, announced late last week that it will provide its customers with a new digital way to pay...
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OfferUp Consumer Internet Startup May Be The Latest Unicorn
Consider it the invisible unicorn. Despite having been around for four years, the online marketplace startup OfferUp is reportedly on the verge...
- Controversial
Throwback Thursday: The Evolution Of Online Marketplaces
Remember when? Remember when…Amazon was just books and eBay was just descriptions of random products without pictures? Ah, the age-old familiar saying...
- Mobile Commerce
eBay Sheds Its Craigslist Connection
As eBay moves closer to spinning off from PayPal in the fall, it’s taken another big step to shed some of its...
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NewsLaw Enforcement Creating Physical Safe Havens To Complete Online Transactions
Motivated by the strings of crimes powered by Craigslist and other similar sites – robberies, scams and killings have all popped up...
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MobileFacebook’s Back Door To Commerce — eClassifieds
Facebook’s new features that make it a bit easier for users to sell items represent a minor social commerce update. But they’re...
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NewsCould Facebook Be The Next eBay Or Craigslist?
Facebook may be looking to get into group-based selling on the social network site, engadget.com reported. The concept, which has the potential...
