Roundup: Google Health’s profiles, Oodle’s Facebook marketplace, and more

Roundup: Google Health’s profiles, Oodle’s Facebook marketplace, and more

Here’s the latest action:

Google Health lets you share profiles — With this feature, users can invite family members, doctors, and other trusted folks to view their medical records and personal health information.

Oodle launches new version of Facebook marketplace –  Inside Facebook describes the new marketplace as more… Continue Reading

Facebook hands classifieds service to Oodle

Facebook hands classifieds service to Oodle

Facebook has spent months looking for a partner to take over an in-house classifieds application it launched in May of 2007, called Marketplace. The app hasn’t gained significant traction in the last year and a half. Now, Facebook has found a partner: Classified listing service… Continue Reading

Roundup: Online display ads are weak, controversial Knol, and more

Roundup: Online display ads are weak, controversial Knol, and more

Online display ads not so much better than print ads — In one of the hardest-hitting pieces yet this year on the online advertising industry, AdAge’s Abbey Klaassen dissects the perils of the display (banner) advertising business. In a nutshell, online banner ads that appear next… Continue Reading

Oodle releases upgraded classified search

Oodle releases upgraded classified search

Oodle, an online classified advertising companies, has just released a new version that makes online classifieds hunting a little easier.

The San Mateo, California company (previous coverage) already scrapes other sites for classifieds and aggregates these listings on its own site. Now, it includes a personalized… Continue Reading

Oodle, giving you classifieds — with a touch of help

Oodle, giving you classifieds — with a touch of help

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Oodle, the San Mateo, Calif. online classifieds company has oodles of competition, but venture capitalists have invested $11 million more to help it stand out.

On its face, Oodle is not that different from Craigslist, and other classifieds startups, such as Edgeio, LiveDeal and Vflyer, to… Continue Reading