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by blackysky 5103 days ago
At the end of the day it is Craigslist's data. I know padmapper was useful for a lot of people so the next smart move is to build your own data. A "craiglist" focus on rental only with the same features. The sad reality is you need your own platform to scale any type of services like that.Is it going to be easy and fast to build. The answer is no. However the reward and opportunity are huge....

Of course it would be great if craigslist could have an API or licence his data but it won't happen in a bear future ...
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legutierr 5103 days ago
Well, it's Craigslist's data, but it's also the advertisers' data. If I were to advertise an apartment I owned, I would rather put it on Padmapper than on Craigslist, if only Padmapper had the critical mass.

But maybe that's what Craigslist is worried about. I'll tell you one thing, though, if Padmapper wasn't competing with Craigslist before today, it certainly is now.

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icebraining 5103 days ago
At the end of the day it is Craigslist's data.

Nope. It's the users' data. Craigslist only has a license to use it.

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jbigelow76 5103 days ago
In that case Craigslist is doing right by its users, the licencor of the data, since the licensor has not granted a license to padmapper to use said data.
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