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Article: Traditional Classifieds Businesses Beware: Craigslist Growing Quickly, Virally into Local Markets; ''craigslist'' is Now Number 30 in Ranking of Most Popular Search Terms.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- July 12, 2005
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NEW YORK -- Craigslist has built a cult-like following in certain parts of the U.S., most notably, San Francisco, and to a lesser degree, New York City. However, new Internet behavior data demonstrate that the mostly-free classifieds and community Web site is growing considerably as it seeps into new local markets.
According to Hitwise, the world's leading online competitive intelligence service, the market share of total U.S. Internet visits to www.craigslist.org increased 73 percent the week ending June 25, 2005 versus a year-ago (week ending June 26, 2004). The site www.craigslist.org is the service's core domain and serves as the local site for the San ...