http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com Traditional classifieds are broken. Help us reinvent them. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:27:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Former Rocky Mountain News president, publisher, and editor John Temple -- now blogging from the perspective of a newspaper executive freed of operating within the risk-averse culture of newspapers -- is putting out a series of 10 recommendations to the newspaper industry. There are some good ideas in his list ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/06/18/temple-on-classifieds-make-them-standalone/ Craigsphone iPhone app Classifieds Pro place-ad featureon iPhoneThe growth in "smartphones," led by Apple's two (soon to be three) generations of its iPhone, is nothing short of phenomenal. Apple has sold more than 21 million iPhones since the debut of version 1 (plus another 16 million iTouch devices, which can run ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/05/22/hows-your-classifieds-mobile-app-coming-along/ Yes, this site has been quiet in recent weeks as we've been busy with other things. But we're still here and we'll be publishing more great information, news, and advice about the future of classifieds soon -- beginning with a post on mobile classifieds apps coming up as soon as ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/05/22/were-still-alive/ Media designer Alan Jacobson is not always a fan of the ideas presented on this website (he expressed his disdain for the idea in our Classifieds Manifesto, for example, for newspapers to actually start selling things like cars, in addition to just publishing ads), but he does agree that if ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/03/18/jacobson-we-can-out-compete-craigslist/ Attention! Classifieds are dead! Long live classifieds 2.0!! Christopher Ryan and I have channeled our frustration as well as our optimism, and some concrete solutions, into the Classifieds Manifesto, an 11-point document that explains how newspapers can take the downward-sloping revenue line that represents their classifieds business, and turn it upward ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/03/12/rise-up-before-its-too-late-a-newspaper-classifieds-manifesto/ In our recent contest for best idea for reinventing classifieds, student edition, winner Will Sommer suggested that the dullness of newspaper classifieds is part of the problem. Make them fun, he suggested, and newspapers might have a chance of fighting back against Craigslist and the other forces lined up against ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/01/29/classifieds-could-stand-to-be-more-fun/ We all know that incremental changes won't save newspaper classifieds. It's time to try some truly innovative ideas and experiments. So check out the latest NewsInnovation blog post by publisher John Newby: Now Here's A Game Changer For The Industry? I love this idea. OK, I haven't thought Newby's idea through carefully ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/01/29/now-this-is-what-we-mean-by-getting-creative/ A couple of great advice pieces were published recently by some smart folks I know. Their ideas definitely pertain to classifieds reinvention, even though they may be speaking about online advertising overall. 1. Five Fatal Flaws that are killing local Internet plays - Dave Chase, SunValleyOnline.com (published on NewsInnovation.com) This is an ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/01/22/some-outstanding-ad-sales-advice/   More great ideas... Don't miss descriptions of some of the best other ideas submitted by contest entrants who want to turn around newspaper classifieds. Scroll down the page or click. Also see our student contest winner!We were looking for innovative and unusual ideas to reinvigorating newspaper classifieds when we offered $500 to ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/01/13/pro-winner-is-consignment-a-model-for-reviving-classifieds/ Congratulations to Will Sommer of Georgetown University, who has won our student competition for best idea to save newspaper classifieds (and will be receiving $500 from ReinventingClassifieds.com). More about Sommer and his idea below. But since he made his entry a multimedia presentation, first take a couple minutes to watch, then ... http://www.reinventingclassifieds.com/2009/01/10/student-winner-save-classifieds-with-laughs-and-facts/