Re: Why Aren't There Any Other Sites Like Craigslist?
I think of the Web as being worldwide, not just the USA and here in Asia where I am Graigslist is of very little value at all. I believe the main reason for its popularity is because it was one of the first so it has been around for longer than almost anyone else.
We all know that most people don't necessarily use or buy what is best. Most will use or buy something just because a lot of others are using or buying it (Windows is a perfect example).
I built globalsources.com in 1995 and managed it for some years and although it is essentially a business to business site it was by far the biggest site in Asia with products for sale until after I resigned, then alibaba.com took its place in the number one spot and globalsources.com has almost disappeared. Graigslist constantly appears in the search engine results but I have never found it of any value at all to me in Asia.
I have a number of sites that include classified ads such as carsalesasia.com and a few that I have tried and scrapped because the flood of spam is far greater than the number of genuine advertisers.
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