For newspapers, classified ads used to be a great revenue source. With the rise of online classified ads side such as Craigslist, this caused a big impact to their industry.
Rick Edmonds noted that the classified ads industry dropped from $10 billion in 2008 to just $6 billion in 2009. Compare that to the $19.6 billion worth it has back in 2000, you can see that it had a really drastic decline in worth. Because of the decline of the revenue from classified ads, it’s safe to say that it’s one cause why the newspaper industry is now suffering from financial troubles.
The newspaper industry is having a hard time competing with Craigslist because there is no way to compete. It’s easier to compete with your competitor who is also charging for the same service they are offering. With Craigslist, they are really not charging anything yet they are taking away the market for classified ads that newspapers desperately need.
Craigslist is a great site that millions of people visit everyday. Their rise made it easier for just about anybody to post an ad but this is devaluing the industry of classified ads. Newspaper should indeed find other ways or sources of revenue in order to survive the Internet generation.
The Vancouver Winter Olympics sure paved the way for more income opportunities to people in Vancouver. In Craigslist, you can surely rake in a lot of results upon searching for Vancouver Olympics listings.
The most popular listing on Craigslist is for accommodations. A lot of Vancouverites are offering their place for visitors to stay in so they could earn a few extra dollars. The Olympic housing options has over a thousand listings starting the 1st of February starting from a $25,000 worth of penthouse to as little as $100 a night stay in a host’s house.
Aside from the accommodations being offered for the Olympics, a lot are also posting for business such as for a hot dog cart and a mini bus. If you are interested, you can buy the hot dog cart and start selling hotdogs during the event or perhaps use the mini bus to offer your transportation service.
There are lots of different postings in the heat of the Olympics in Vancouver. Lots of buyers and sellers go to Craigslist to find what good they can find or sell there. Some posts here are also rants and some really strange shoutouts that the Olympics are some sort of a Nazi tradition being repeated over and over again. Needless to say, these posts are quite entertaining and give you a glimpse of what Vancouverites have in mind.
If there are any desperate Craigslist posts out there, this one would be on top of the list. A fan of the New Orleans Saints really wants to go this year to the Super Bowl, so much that he is even offering his left testicle just to get Super Bowl tickets in return.
In his ad, he wrote “high capacity, O-, well maintained and larger than average, used for 22 years only”. The poster of the ad describes himself as a Caucasian male with blonde hair.
The transaction, as it seems, would only be completed once the game is over. So, if you are interested, you should give him the Super Bowl tickets first before you can get his left testicle. Hmm, now that doesn’t sound so fair now, is it?
Jason Paul is straight out of college and he decided to make a little experiment of living through Craigslist for 9 months. When he was still in college, Jason was already using Craigslist in selling his stuff or looking for an apartment but now, since he is jobless anyway, he decided to go to a social experiment and see where it will lead him.
He started out with nothing more than his car, a bag of clothing and some food staples plus a phone, computer and $2,500. He then relied on everything else from Craigslist such as looking for small jobs, housing, leisure activities and finding friends.
Jason’s experiment led him to different cities and different jobs such working in a restaurant, street canvassing and even as a nanny. All his experiences are documented in his site at http://llivingcraigslist.com. Jason said in his interview that he is doing this to find a story of what is possible from Craigslist. If he fails then he can just go back to his parents and get a job. He is planning to make blog books and to pursue publishing so this experiment would be a great start.
Well, so far so good for Jason. It’s an exciting experiment that is making him a well-rounded person with vast experiences and meeting different types of people along the way.
There is this Craigslist post we spotted that looked like a very good start for a movie plot. It can be a romantic comedy that will surely be a nice hit! Here’s the post:
looking for a writer who knows how to impress women
Busy executive is looking for a good writer to send emails on his behalf in “match.com”
From the looks of it you can start thinking that the poster of this ad is an ugly and old man who is in desperate need of a lovely companion yet doesn’t have the romantic side that can impress the ladies to date him. So, he hires a brilliant writer to start impressing the ladies through match.com and here comes a beautiful lady who fell in love with the man who she thought is the person she was sending messages with. Later on she realizes she wasn’t in love with that man but was actually in love with the writer he hired to send him those emails! Too bad, the ugly old man realizes that it’s not the looks that can attract a lady but it’s really his personality and sweetness.
What do you think guys?
Auctionbytes made a survey to over 1,400 online sellers and they were asked to rate marketplaces. The survey was done this month and the result shows that Craigslist ranks #9 on their seller’s choice.
Craigslist got a good rate of 7.11 out of 10 with their ease of use, 6.21 out of 10 if sellers would recommend the site, 5.65 rating on profitability, 4.36 on Customer Service and 4.23 on Communication.
It shows that the sellers are happy with the ease of use which means that Craigslist is very easy to use for sellers even when they are not techy. It also shows that most sellers would recommend Craigslist to other sellers but they are not satisfied with the site’s customer service and communication.
Comments from readers usually say that they are happy with Craigslist because they don’t charge and they can post on the site very quickly and with no hassle. The lack of customer service support made some sellers unsatisfied. They also say that communication is virtually impossible with the Craigslist staff.
Ranking at #9 out of 15 ain’t bad but it ain’t good either. For sure Craigslist can do better as they improve their Customer Support and communication with users and sellers.
After posting an ad on Craigslist selling the Tonight Show, now Conan O’ Brien had another brilliant (?) idea. After all the drama with the Tonight Show issue, Conan now posted an ad selling himself under the Casual Encounters section on Craigslist. In the title of his ad he posted “Tall, Slender Redhead Available for Nighttime Recreation“. He posted an ad about himself using words that impose an intimate characteristic such as this line “tall, slender redhead available for nighttime recreation” and “completely ripped, very caucasian” as well as “can go a whole hour“. He added an extra humor to his ad saying he is currently homeless so he must meet with you at your place.
Too bad for Conan but he seems to be enjoying his Craigslist ads. He even talked about it in his show saying that the ads are real and he is getting thousands of responses from the previous ad he posted. The Tonight Show issue actually flares up more humor from Conan and Leno as they are sharpening their tongues and making comical insults with each other.
Guess we just have to wait for what Conan’s third Craigslist ad would be next time.
Help Desk Associate – Part Time
IT HELP DESK ASSOCIATE part-time, 20 hours per week
Temporary assignment that could become temporary for the right candidate.
Now this is another one of those funny Craigslist posts that make you think for a second and wonder what the heck the poster was thinking. Anyone interested in this job surely has no ambition whatsoever.
Sure you can work hard, be the right candidate and show them all you’ve got. But for what? Well, your temporary assignment could become a temporary assignment when you convinced them with your performance! Now, would you still want to make a good impression for that temporary assignment that will be a temporary assignment? Or does it mean that if you’re not the right candidate and that you make a very bad impression then the temporary assignment would become a permanent assignment? Whatever. Brain starts to hurt!
Hotel front desk clerk/Reception
Succusfull aplicants will have a great demeanor, consisting of a positive attitude and great smile.
You will be bondable and be able to stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. You will have excellent english and superb cumunication and phone skills.
You have a energy about you that is unmistakably resiliant and you remain calm and collective under pressure and despite the attitude of the guest.
You are cumputer illiterate and learn systems, rules and regulations quickly. You can be trusted with responsibility and are acountable with money, records and time.
Your confidence is reflected in your tone of voice both in person and on the phone.
If this describes you – we woluld like to invite you for an interview.
Please send your brief cover letter and resume by email to [name] ( General Manager )
No phone calls please.
Read the ad and ask yourself, are you up for this job? Craigslist sure has lots of funny posts here and there but this one smells outsourced. Outsourcing for an ad writer ain’t a bad idea, as long as you pick good ones! If not, you are bound to get Craigslist posts such as this one that is enough to give anybody a bit of a headache.
Hotel front desk clerk that is computer illiterate? Give us the name of the hotel and we should all avoid them. Online booking would surely be confusing in this hotel.
It’s also a wonder on how they would get to assess “confidence” via phone interview when they also stated that they won’t be accepting phone calls. Well, nonetheless, this is an ad that caught our attention.
Conan O'Brien
Conan O’ Brien’s feud with Jay Leno had led to the Tonight Show’s sudden online auction presence in Craigslist. Yes, that’s right. Conan O’ Brian placed the
Tonight Show on Craigslist. You can read the ad here http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/clt/1551463643.html
Conan O’Brien is obviously bitter about the announcement of NBC that they officially replace O’Brien with Jay Leno for the Tonight Show and promised to pay him the remaining money off his contract with over 2 years left in it.
Conan O’ Brien had been cracking jokes against Jay Leno and the executives of NBC and the auction post for the Tonight Show is just one of his ways of showing his disgust with the recent updates on the issue.
Conan had refused to accept a later timeslot for a new show. It’s just amazing how Craigslist get different types of participants that it even became part of the O’Brien and Leno feud.
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