TDPG Challenges zoopla.co.uk
January 29, 2010 by Alice Allan · 3 Comments
It was only a matter of time until The Digital Property Group (TDPG) challenged zoopla.co.uk’s claim to the title of second most popular property portal in the UK.
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zoomf.com Releases Version Six
December 15, 2009 by Alice Allan · 2 Comments
UK property search engine zoomf.com has upgraded to its sixth version and now offers new features for paid listings.
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thinkproperty.com Free-to-List Growth
February 24, 2009 by Emma Sorensen · 2 Comments
thinkproperty.com might be leading the change from paid to free-to-list
Late last year thinkproperty.com changed to a free-to-list model and it already looks to be paying off for the UK portal, with the company reporting that the number of agents listing on the portal has risen.
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zoomf.com
December 19, 2008 by Emma Sorensen · 1 Comment
zoomf.com is a UK based property search engine for residential homes to buy or rent. Launched in 2006, it was acquired by Trinity Mirror plc in November 2008.
Search results link through to the source – typically to listings on agents’ own websites. Its unique selling point is the search itself, which is more specified and allows users to specify price, style, location, and other special features.
oodle.com to Power Facebook Marketplace
December 9, 2008 by Emma Sorensen · 2 Comments
Classifieds website oodle.com has been selected to power Facebook’s Marketplace, in a move that many hope will see social media working harder for classifieds.
Facebook Marketplace is the social media website’s online classifieds section, with the usual offerings of houses, jobs and free stuff. It was first introduced in May 2007, and oodle.com will now further develop the application and integrate it into Facebook.
Facebook Marketplace has been around since 2007. oodle.com will enhance and develop it further.
The deal was announced on oodle.com’s blog, where CEO and oodle.com founder Craig Donato wrote:
“This agreement gives us a great opportunity to extend our vision for a community marketplace – a new generation of online classifieds where you can buy, sell and pass along items with people you know or people you at least know something about.”
In a statement from the compmany, Ethan Beard, director of business development at Facebook said:
“Turning the development and management of Marketplace over to an innovator in online classifieds will give users more advanced ways to create and share listings on Facebook. We’re excited by the potential of the Oodle powered Marketplace application to offer an engaging classifieds experience on Facebook.”
For agents who use portals like UK’s zoomf.com, who are syndication partners with oodle.com, it means that their listings and brand could get exposure on the Facebook website.
The new partnership also expands oodle.com’s network of online communities, which already includes classifieds.myspace.com and oodle.military.com.
oodle.com plans to launch the new improved Facebook Marketplace in the first quarter of 2009.
Top 5 Crazy Names For Property Portals
November 28, 2008 by Emma Sorensen · 7 Comments
Around the PPW office we’re always hearing of new portals with crazy names. So we thought we’d put together a list of our favourites.
zoomf.com Parent Company Sinks
November 19, 2008 by Emma Sorensen · Leave a Comment
Last week UK property search engine zoomf.com was bought by Trinity Mirror.
This week reports are that its parent company, Arclight Media Technology, has been put into administration.
The news of Arclight Media Technology’s decline was reported in The Negotiator.
Arclight Media Technology Limited was founded in September 2005 by Rod Dowler, Mike Carter, and Dave Romano-Critchley, the creators of zoomf.com. It was backed by private investors, including the founders.
Arclight Media Technology raised £0.5 million in its second round of funding from Howzat Media in February 2007, and Hugo Burge, Co-founder of Howzat Media joined the company’s board of directors.
The new owner of zoomf.com, Trinity Mirror plc, is one of the UK’s largest newspaper publishers, with a portfolio of more than 350 media brands that includes 5 national and 150 regional newspapers. zoomf.com will join their stable of over 200 websites, and The Negotiator reports that Carter, Romano-Critchley and a lead developer have joined Trinity Mirror as part of the Zoomf deal.
Carter is quoted as saying discussions are underway about the future direction of zoomf.com, which may include job searches, international expansion and premium paid for listings. But he claimed basic listings will remain free for estate agents.
The Negotiator also quotes an unnamed source as saying “This is a quick-fire sale of a portal, which is free to list, which raises the question of the viability of free to list portals.”
Trinity Mirror buys Zoomf.com
November 6, 2008 by Emma Sorensen · 1 Comment
Trinity Mirror plc has acquired UK property search engine zoomf.com adding to the other property portals it already owns – smartnewhomes.com, email4property.co.uk and Fish4Homes.
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