Facebook may take on Craigslist with a new Marketplace section (update)

Social network giant Facebook might be recycling an old idea as a way for it to generate a new source of revenue and become just a bit more useful to its users.

Russian classifieds startup Avito.ru grabs $75M

Avito.ru, the biggest site for online classified ads in Russia, has closed a new $75 million round of funding, the startup announced today.

It’s easy to write off classifieds as something people used to pay for before the advent of …

FindTheBest adds classifieds, helps you comparison shop for new stuff

FindTheBest, an information site that lets shoppers compare everything from apartments to dogs to venture capitalists, is adding classified ads for cars, apartments, jobs, and pets.

The new classifieds fall into five straightforward categories: Cars for Sale, Jobs, Rentals, Dogs …