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Die Craigslist, Die!
by djyaz1200 13y ago
Die Craigslist, Die!
- bdcravens 13y agoFor any competitor to even make a dent in Craigslist they'd need to expand well beyond SF. Almost three years, and what markets is FOBO in? When you install the app, you get a modal that says "Available Only in San Francisco". It apparently uses geolocation: I can't even look at the app if I'm not in SF. Also, they need to expand well beyond consumer electronics: on CL I've bought furniture, cars, found freelance work, searched for office space, searched for a home to lease, and more. FOBO could "win" 100% of personal consumer electronics sales in SF and it's probably would have no effect on CL.
- prawn 13y agoBut driving in a thin wedge first is a great way to tackle a monster and they've started very smartly. They can either expand or others will follow suit in other categories.
- juliendorra 13y agoIf I'm remembering well, craigslist started as very very local. And then expanded city by city.
- djyaz1200 13y agoI mean, it's time. Right?! I am tempted to lock myself in a room for 3 months and just invent a half decent UI for them as a gift to humanity. Their interface says F off humanity. I'm not even good at UI design, not even a little... but I could still do them a service. Or they could just keep suing people?! Why don't they just provide an API and charge for it? They'd make billions and I wouldn't have to feel like my eyeballs got raped every time I need to post/view something.
- rahimnathwani 13y agoIt apparently uses geolocation: I can't even look at the app if I'm not in SF. I tried it when I landed at SFO on my last trip to SF. It gave me the same message there, even after I quit and restarted the app. (Google Maps was reporting my correct location, so it wasn't my GPS being funny.)