May 17, 2012
French general free ads site Ki-trouve.fr has made a bid for the B2B market with the purchase of DirectGrossiste.com and DirectdeStock.com both of which specialists in B2B wholesale, liquidation sales and surplus inventory disposal.
Between them the two B2B sites feature over 90,000 ads and a joint visitor total...
April 27, 2012
According to recruitment software provider Bullhorn British recruiters are world leaders when it comes to adopting social networks. A survey of 65,000 users showed that 87 per cent of U.K. recruiters post their jobs on LinkedIn, a whisker ahead of the 86 per cent of their Canadian counterparts. 85 per cent of Australians and 84 per cent of American recruiters turned to LinkedIn compared to 75 per cent for the rest of the world.
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April 17, 2012
Tweeting exit poll results from the upcoming French presidential election will be against the law, it has emerged. In France, there are strict rules that prohibit the broadcasting of polls or exit surveys until the voting period has closed
March 27, 2012
Good news for our friends on the other side of the pond waiting to get their fingers on the Kindle Touch's e-ink display: nearly half a year after hitting the States, the e-reader is...
March 26, 2012
According to leading financial magazine Stratégies the French general classifieds giant LeBonCoin managed 64 million euros in turnover in 2011 – a growth of 80 per cent on the 36 million of the previous year.
LeBonCoin, sold to Schibsted by Spir in 2010 is now one of the jewels in the Norwegian’s crown and very much a focal point at the annual investors’ day in London in February.
The news comes as the site announced the decision that it is big enough to leave...
March 23, 2012
The French car classifieds market has a new player as general sales portal PriceMinister diversifies into motoring.
PriceMinister has 9,000 cars available from the outset and claims that 300 dealers have signed up. It’s free to place small ads, but a ‘Seller Pack’ (improved visibility, photos, etc.) costs €39 ($51 U.S.).
The French market is dominated by established players such as Caradisiac and the all-conquering LeBonCoin, so PriceMinister will have its...
March 16, 2012
I found a nice quote in book written by a Dutch writer called Geert Mak on the European Union (“De hond van Tišma”). The quote is attributed to Dag Hammarskjöld, the second secretary general of the UN. The quote is as follows:
...Just as 2Xmoinscher closes its doors, another French pretender to Leboncoin’s crown throws its hat into the ring. Given the success of Schibsted’s market leading C-2-C sales site, it is hardly surprising that a number of parties are interested in a market that has proven Ebay is not immune to local rivals.
This time the new...
March 15, 2012
Despite gains across the rest of Europe in the region of ten per cent year on year, the Monster Employment Index suggests that France is seeing a decline in online recruitment.
The Monster Index notes a fall of four per cent over the year, compared to a one per cent fall recorded in January 2011.
The decline varies sector by sector since research, development, manufacturing and repair jobs show a growth of 15 per cent over the year but such gains are offset by a public sector...
March 14, 2012
By Alessandra Ritondo
Piubarche.it, owned by Editorial Secondamano (read the Editoriale Secondamano story here) is one of Italy’s most popular portals focused on ads and photo ads for the boats sector. Piubarche.it (Italian for “more boats”) has everything you are looking for to do with boats,...