Remember PadMapper? It just won a copyright battle against Craigslist, but not the war

Craigslist cannot protect its listing under copyright law in its case against apartment listings site PadMapper, but the app may still be in hot water with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

If Craigslist was Pinterest, it would look like this app

Craigslist is possibly one of the ugliest sites on the web. But you can experience it as if it was Pinterest, as long as you use Mokriya Craigslist on your smartphone.

New apartment rental marketplace lets hunters search for shelter in packs

RoomHunt integrates a rental directory with social networks to simplify the process of finding a place to live and roommates to live with.

SellSimple launches iPhone app to sell anything everywhere, all at once: Ebay, Etsy, Craigslist, and more

The promise is simple: sell anything, anywhere, from your phone. No matter where you want to sell it: eBay, Etsy, Craigslist, or Facebook.

Craigslist begins to roll out PadMapper-like ‘map view’ for apartment listings

After trading numerous blows with apartment mapping service PadMapper, popular classifieds site Craigslist has started to roll out its own “map view” of apartments listed on its site.

Facebook acqui-hires Carsabi, more for the sabi than the car

Founders Dwight Crow and Christopher Berner were acqui-hired by Facebook today. Terms were not disclosed, but what is clear is that Facebook is not getting into the business of helping you buy and sell cars.

3taps sues Craigslist to save the internet (no, seriously)

Data harvester 3taps is countersuing Craigslist to save the internet. Believe it or not, that just might not be an overstatement.

"Craiglist was an innovator at one time," says 3taps chief executive Greg Kidd. "But time has moved on, and the concept of what the open web is today has evolved."

Zaarly “unleashes the awesome” with Storefronts, a fresh take on local commerce

Zaarly, the local custom commerce company, is releasing the most significant update of its short existence today. Originally conceived as a "want engine" that allows buyers to order customized services or products from local artisans, Zaarly is adding Storefronts to showcase the most outstanding sellers and offers.

After blocking, then suing PadMapper, Craiglist builds its own map view

Craigslist is creating its own version of PadMapper, the apartment-rental website that overlays apartment listing over a Google Maps. The feature was caught by TPM who says it is currently being tested in San Francisco and Portland areas.

Zaarly Anywhere, meet Ubokia Everywhere: Ubokia launches embedded ‘want’ marketplaces

Zaarly Anywhere, meet Ubokia Everywhere.

Ubokia, the reverse Craigslist where buyers tell sellers what they want, is releasing new capability called Ubokia Everywhere, which will enable any site on the internet to create its own unique marketplace of wants.

And the new update seems to be a direct response to sort-of-kind-of competitor Zaarly.

Craigslist gets rid of ‘exclusive license’ clause for listings

Craigslist took out the "exclusive license" clause in its terms of use today, which would have prevented users from listing their items on any other services.

Craigslist going thermonuclear on re-listers, reportedly blocking all search engines

Craigslist really, really, really does not want any of its listings showing anywhere else on the web.

Stop complaining about Craigslist, you whiners

Craigslist has never done things the way Silicon Valley wants it to. Naturally, that makes people here furious.

Craigslist posts to be “exclusive,” users cannot republish

If you’re going to list an item on Craigslist, you better not advertise it anywhere else. In an effort to suffocate competing sites, the online classifieds website says your listings are now exclusive to Craigslist, barred from re-posting.

Tech startup …

Craigslist sues PadMapper over continued use of listings

Granddaddy-of-classifieds-sites Craigslist has sued smart apartment-hunting app PadMapper for continuing to use its listings after Craigslist issued a cease-and-desist letter.

PadMapper scrapes data from various apartment listing sites including Craigslist, Apartments.com, and Rent.com, and places those listings in Google Maps. …

PadMapper finds “legally kosher” way to access Craigslist data

Three cheers, apartment hunters! PadMapper creator Eric DeMenthon found a “legally kosher” way to reinstate Craigslist data on his rental-finding website after Craigslist blocked the site from using its content last month.

PadMapper takes data on apartments for rent from …

No Craigslist, no problem: PadMapper refocuses on PadLister to source apartment rentals

Last week, Craigslist blocked apartment search startup PadMapper from accessing its rental listings. This week, PadMapper founder Eric DeMenthon refocused on his apartments-for-rent sister service PadLister as a source to feed rental listings into both PadMapper and Craigslist … as …

Craigslist blocks one-man apartment-search startup PadMapper

Craigslist has blocked apartment-finding site PadMapper. Chief executive Eric DeMenthon made the announcement today on the PadMapper blog that all Craiglist-sourced rentals are being deleted from the PadMapper database.

Fribi believes a combo of social and deals will help it beat Craigslist

Craigslist may be on the smartphone already, but Fribi wants to kick the classified-ads space up a notch using the power of Facebook, coupons, and the cameras on our mobile-devices.

“Fribi is like a more personal twist to Craigslist, making …