kijiji Berlin climbs classified summit
On Friday the 13th there is only good-news for kijiji. Its Berlin site is the most succesful one in the world these days! Climbing up the listings-hitlist two ranks is one factor. The other is that huge monthly growth, only beaten by kijiji Taipei (on a much smaller level). The other kijiji cities are doing well also, Rome for example. But whats wrong with craigslist? They really dont seem to care much about internationalization. Strong performance in San Fran, but whats with the rest of the world? Maybe thats a deal with eBay? What they really would need is other language versions, because now I guess only Americans abroad are using the sites. But Craig has other plans anyways.
am 14. May 2005 um 7:10 Uhr.
Congratulations kijiji! I think we have all to acknowlege: kijiji is a working classifieds site (at least in Germany)! I posted an ad and it works.
The intoko consolidation has been done. There is no intoko.de website any more.
Congratulations, this all has been done by kijiji in record time. What a different story to Criagslist, started in 1995 by Craig Newmark as an e-mail newsletter that kept friends posted on San Francisco area arts and technology events. Craigslist then evolved into a text-based community and classifieds site serving the San Francisco area, which it still is.
am 15. May 2005 um 14:21 Uhr.
Kijiji Berlin top. Why?
I guess the main reason why kijiji berlin is successfull b/c they spent big bucks to support the site.
What I am concerned about is Opusforum & Co.? They do not care?
Ludwig
am 16. May 2005 um 7:52 Uhr.
Opusforum is heavly working on the technical front (and using content integration and crosslinking on his site).
But the only difference between the today development and a more successful opusforum would be that the eBay/kijiji combination would buy opusforum.
The real Craig of craigslist is addicted to classifieds and community, but the others including opusforum are addicted to money. This let eBay/kijiji win!