Facebook added free classified advertising yesterday to its popular social-networking Web site, intensifying the competition among Internet companies and newspapers for this lucrative ad business.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Let’s face it, ...

Online auction giant eBay said Tuesday it had launched free classified-ad Web sites in six countries, after recently acquiring a number of other such sites in the United States and abroad. eBay said ...

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the folks at craigslist must be feeling pretty flattered lately. Newcomers are charging into the business of online classified ads with a vengeance, ...

Newspaper classified ads -- so familiar, so conventional. Online classified ads -- they're the new frontier. But which is more effective? We asked newspaper and e-commerce experts for guidance. Online ...