Mobiya Classifieds

Juniper Research states that:

Sacha Vekeman — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:35:15 +0000

“SMS will continue to dominate the mobile messaging market for the next five years in terms of traffic: this type of messaging is well-established in the mobile market, with near ubiquity of availability on mobile handsets and high levels of adoption.” Article.

Classifieds site Oodle carved up between three bidders: Mobiya, Adzuna & QVC

Sacha Vekeman — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:20:57 +0000

Oodle was one of the largest digital classified ad operators. Now it has fallen in to multiple hands after Adzuna and Mobiya snaps up UK assets of the firm recently sold to QVC. Read article.

Paywalls roundup: rise in revenue

Sacha Vekeman — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:42:28 +0000

The Washington Post is reportedly planning a paywall in 2013, and the Daily Beast is also contemplating metered access. Gannett announced this week that it is seeing a rise in revenues as a result of its paywalls. A news roundup. More.

Axel Springer Digital Classifieds

Sacha Vekeman — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:32:27 +0000

acquires majority of leading property portal Immoweb.be in Belgium. More.

The end of Craigslist?

Sacha Vekeman — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:36:35 +0000

Will Facebook soon launch a head-on assault on Craigslist? Two well-respected tech websites are reporting that “Marketplace,” a section of Facebook that’s now provided by Oodle, is being revamped. More.

Mogae Digital Launches Mobiya Trader in India

Sacha Vekeman — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:24:20 +0000

Mogae Digital has partnered with Mobiya to launch a suite of mobile classifieds services in India using the Mobiya Trader platform. Designed as a scalable full service platform, Mobiya Trader has been specifically developed for India and other countries where text messaging still dominates mobile communications and mobile advertising. The initial services will launch nationwide [...]

UK mobile ad spending is more than doubling

Sacha Vekeman — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:24:23 +0000

Sales from display, video, SMS and MMS advertising on mobiles grew by 91% to almost £50 million. More.

What just happened to the newspaper business?

Sacha Vekeman — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:35:16 +0000

Over the past decade, lots of big newspaper companies have gone bust. But when you take a look at what’s happened to newspaper advertising over that period, it’s a wonder they all haven’t. Read more.

Why you need a safe and secure marketplace, such as Mobiya Trader?

Sacha Vekeman — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:09:03 +0000

Craigslist, the free online classified advertising resource has become a prime venue for psychos, child molesters, burglars and other persons wanting to commit crimes against unsuspecting individuals and families. Let’s be realistic, Craigslist is not free. We are all paying the cost for the tragedies that an unsupervised, free Craigslist provides. Oh, did I forget [...]

Location based SMS to rack up $7.4bn in ad spend by 2017

Sacha Vekeman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:16:41 +0000

Mobile messaging ad spend will reach $7.4bn by 2017, driven by a surge in location-based services, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Read more.