Comments on: craigslist puts smackdown on verticals http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/10/19/craigslist-blocks-verticals/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:31:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Julian Felstead http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/10/19/craigslist-blocks-verticals/#comment-1965 Julian Felstead Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:32:21 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/10/19/craigslist-blocks-verticals/#comment-1965 We did not get one! But then we are the premier UK and Ireland Jobs Search Engine and only crawl sites that we have asked permission from. That's polite isn't it! Want to know the best kept secret about us - we have more jobs than any other jobs search engine in the UK and Ireland ....shhhhhh (Must be because we offer great value for money with our ppc system - advert ends here!). I agree with Jonathan Duarte though why should craigslist object to what was probably a lot of free traffic. We did not get one!

But then we are the premier UK and Ireland Jobs Search Engine and only crawl sites that we have asked permission from. That’s polite isn’t it!

Want to know the best kept secret about us - we have more jobs than any other jobs search engine in the UK and Ireland ….shhhhhh

(Must be because we offer great value for money with our ppc system - advert ends here!).

I agree with Jonathan Duarte though why should craigslist object to what was probably a lot of free traffic.

]]> By: Jonathan Duarte http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/10/19/craigslist-blocks-verticals/#comment-1878 Jonathan Duarte Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:00:47 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/10/19/craigslist-blocks-verticals/#comment-1878 The fact that Craigslist is invoking their user license agreement and website robots.txt agreement is should not be a shock to anyone. If it is, they don't know, and haven't worked with Craigslist. What will it mean to the verticals? Nothing! It's actually a win for Monster and CareerBuilder, because without the additional jobs from Craigslist, there are fewer jobs to compete with their dominance. What does it mean for Craigslist... unfortunately, in my opinion, I think it was too early for them to pull the plug. They were just starting to get national awareness in the HR offices of corporate america. Larger employers are just now starting to consider craigslist a Recruitment advertising option, in other areas outside of just San Fran, LA, and NY. Pulling the plug on some of their "traffic" means that Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster probably believe they are better off enforcing their user rules, and robots rules, than building the brand through competitive challenges. Craigslist has always grown organically, as well as through SEO, but killing free traffic is like getting delisted from Google. The fact that Craigslist is invoking their user license agreement and website robots.txt agreement is should not be a shock to anyone. If it is, they don’t know, and haven’t worked with Craigslist.

What will it mean to the verticals? Nothing!
It’s actually a win for Monster and CareerBuilder, because without the additional jobs from Craigslist, there are fewer jobs to compete with their dominance.

What does it mean for Craigslist… unfortunately, in my opinion, I think it was too early for them to pull the plug.
They were just starting to get national awareness in the HR offices of corporate america. Larger employers are just now starting to consider craigslist a Recruitment advertising option, in other areas outside of just San Fran, LA, and NY.

Pulling the plug on some of their “traffic” means that Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster probably believe they are better off enforcing their user rules, and robots rules, than building the brand through competitive challenges. Craigslist has always grown organically, as well as through SEO, but killing free traffic is like getting delisted from Google.

]]> By: Yannick http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/10/19/craigslist-blocks-verticals/#comment-1871 Yannick Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:12:49 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/10/19/craigslist-blocks-verticals/#comment-1871 Vertical job engines were'nt following instructions from craiglist's robots.txt, so that's logical, isn't it ? Vertical job engines were’nt following instructions from craiglist’s robots.txt, so that’s logical, isn’t it ?

]]> By: Marc Drees http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/10/19/craigslist-blocks-verticals/#comment-1870 Marc Drees Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:21:09 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/10/19/craigslist-blocks-verticals/#comment-1870 Did Craigslist felt timing was righ after John Sumser's recent hit on the verticals? Did Craigslist felt timing was righ after John Sumser’s recent hit on the verticals?

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