Rewarder launched a mobile version of its marketplace today, which matches people with specific, knowledge-based tasks with people to complete them.
The RealReal has raised $14 million to grow its luxury online resale marketplace, which it claims is "second only to eBay."
Guest Post Getting two sides of a market together requires an initial (preferably face-to-face) spark, followed by a unique combination of hack and hustle.
Balanced, which provides backend payments solutions for online marketplaces, adds $2 million into its seed round after six months of strong momentum.
eBay is partnering with Goodwill to launch a new pilot program. You mail in your stuff, Goodwill tries to sell it for you, and what doesn't get sold gets donated.
Zaarly's online marketplace phases out the "Request Anything" feature to focus on Storefronts.
Peer-to-peer lending marketplace Prosper.com raises $20M in new funding to accelerate growth.
Handmade marketplace Etsy has launched a cool new Android app to help connect mobile buyers.
Popular platform-as-a-service Heroku has updated its add-on marketplace with more features to help developers and cloud tool providers get more out of the service.
Guest Post How to get a two-sided marketplace startup like Airbnb, Exec, or eBay up and running -- the painless way.
DogVacay is a marketplace where pet owners can find qualified local caregivers. The company has raised $6 million to expand its vibrant community and roster of services nationwide.
Rewarder launches its social marketplace for unique tasks and announces $7 million in funding.
Housetrip, a London-based marketplace for travel accommodation, has raised $40 million from European investors.
On the Flinja marketplace, students can offer services to build professional networks and earn extra cash
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.
Etsy, the uber-cool marketplace for all things handmade and vintage, has put its intricately crocheted foot down: no more selling body parts. Or bodily fluids. Hair and teeth, however, are still allowed.
Which one is more convincing: watching an infomercial for the latest juicer, or watching a guy on YouTube pulverize 12 apples into a tasty beverage?
We all know Jack LaLanne is awesome, but Looqiloo is betting that peer reviews on …
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 …
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This is a guest post from Dave Lifson, co-founder of Postling, a unified social media dashboard for small businesses. It originally appeared here.
I believe e-commerce can make Tumblr over $100M a year. I’ve shared my thoughts with the Tumblr …
Hipswap, a Craigslist-like marketplace for local items, has launched its service in several cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta.
Craigslist has long been the go-to place to buy and sell stuff locally, but the web site …
