Oodle

In this case it APPEARS that Oodle is collecting listings into a single large dbase and then making it searchable vs. simultaneously searching a select number of databases in real-time, what some call federated or metasearch.

Oodles of Classified Ads, Oodle 2.0 Released « ResourceShelf 2007

+ While the main purpose of Oodle is to get buyers and sellers together, it can also be used by business researchers to potentially spot trends in products for sale, hot real estate markets, used car pricing, etc. on both national and local levels.

Oodles of Classified Ads, Oodle 2.0 Released « ResourceShelf 2007

It†™ s this type of transparency in the online classifieds space that Oodle is hoping to bring with the Oodle Index. “Pricing in classifieds is very inefficient, ” says Craig Donato. “Our vision is to be the shopping tool for classifieds. ” Indeed, Oodle has access to a multitude of data points, including demographics of buyers – even able to understand car buying preferences of Republicans in California compared to Democrats in New England.

Oodle Boasts Largest Index of Auto Classifieds 2007

Today, Listpic pulls data from a different listings site, called Oodle, which was itself banned from accessing craigslist data.

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First, the Oodle map application, called Oodle Rentals, is similar to other mashups we've seen using Google Maps and Craigslist, such as

ReadWriteWeb Mike Melanson 2010

First, the Oodle map application, called Oodle Rentals, is similar to other mashups we've seen using Google Maps and Craigslist, such as

Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0 2010

Facebook Marketplace and the classifieds offered from partners such as Oodle are separate but complementary offerings.

Facebook Partners with Oodle for Classifieds 2007

Such that if so much as ONE 1 crime was connected with an Oodle listing over the past 12 months, the crime rate for Oodle would exceed by almost two times the crime rate that AIM Group claims for CL.

Craig Newmark: Classified listings scraper and CL wannabe Oodle has paid AIM Group to falsely portray craigslist Craig Newmark 2011

AIM omits to mention craigslist is likely also safer than Oodle in terms of crime rate, or incidence of crime, when you compare the usage between the two sites.

Craig Newmark: Classified listings scraper and CL wannabe Oodle has paid AIM Group to falsely portray craigslist Craig Newmark 2011

Spot checking of categories such as furniture, roommates, collectibles, baby/kid stuff, and bicycles for January showed craigslist having roughly 1000x times Oodle's listings and CL listings are posted by its users, not scraped from other sites.

Craig Newmark: Classified listings scraper and CL wannabe Oodle has paid AIM Group to falsely portray craigslist Craig Newmark 2011