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97 of Top 100 Classified Sites Are Craigslist

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the newspapers-still-dying dept.

According to a recent report, 97 of the top 100 classified sites are just localized versions of Craigslist, up from 88 just last year. Combine that with a massive rise in traffic to classified sites in general and you have a recipe for one raging behemoth. "Craigslist isn't just crushing the newspaper industry and crowding out other classified sites. It's also taking an increasing slice of total U.S Internet traffic: the site's market share in February was up 90% year over year, accounting for about 2.5% of total US Web site visits."

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  1. Re:Classifieds Traffic Up Since Recession by davester666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, I just read the article title, and I was confused as to why anything on Craigslist would be considered 'classified' by any government, let alone that it would have 97% of all online classified data.

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  2. Re:2.5% of all US traffic? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The other 97.5% is to www.webmd.com/do-i-have-an-std.html

  3. Re:Craigslist... by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

    You say that like it's a bad thing...

  4. Re:2.5% of all US traffic? by need4mospd · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know. But here in NZ, one site alone accounts for apparently 90% of all web site visits.

    www.sheepfantasy.co.nz?

  5. Missed Connections by qpawn · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where else can I tell that short, brunette woman in the purple shirt who barely made eye contact with me in the bookstore that I would like to see her again?