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I don't understand the justification for "saving" padmapper. Padmapper's goal is to have Craigslist subsidize their data until they grow large enough to challe
by flatline3 14y ago
I don't understand the justification for "saving" padmapper.
Padmapper's goal is to have Craigslist subsidize their data until they grow large enough to challenge Craiglist's business.
Craigslist would be stupid to let them do this.
Instead, why don't you write a letter to craigslist asking for similar functionality?
- whichdan 14y agoThey already run PadLister[1]. I wonder whether their endgame is to usurp Craigslist, or to continue being an aggregator? Personally I see more value in them pulling in Craigslist ads than trying to create their own community, but at this point they're really limited for options. Maybe I'm looking at this the wrong way, but what about companies like Twitter that rely heavily on people using their API? Is there ever a concern that the apps will try to create their own network and push Twitter out? [1] http://www.padlister.com/ http://www.padlister.com/
- bitcrusher 14y agoAre you saying that Craigslist runs PadLister? If so, when you click "Search All Listings" it brings up PadMapper... As a result, I'm a bit confused.
- whichdan 14y agoPadLister is run by PadMapper. Check the copyright at the bottom of the page.
- ericd 14y agoYeah, there is PadLister - my goal with that wasn't to usurp them with that, I just wanted to have a backup in place. It actually makes it easier to post to Craigslist. But I know how that looks :-/
- whichdan 14y agoCraigslist is ranked #9 in the US on Alexa. I think it's completely understandable that you're running PadLister, especially since it would take some sort of internet voodoo to make a dent in Craigslist's traffic.
- ericd 14y agoYeah, I'm not delusional...
- psc 14y agoIt's clear that there's a good number of people who really love your product, and PadMapper is clearly a better product than Craigslist—the only thing going against you is the network effect. I don't know the specifics, but maybe there's enough of a support base that PadLister could take off the same way as AirBnB did.
- eurleif 14y ago>Is there ever a concern that the apps will try to create their own network and push Twitter out? Yes, there is. http://ubermedia.com/ http://ubermedia.com/
- astrodust 14y agoWrite a letter to Craigslist? You may as well stuff it in a bottle and throw it in the ocean.