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Ryan Hoover@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Facebook's been experimenting with this for a while. Some Facebook users have reported seeing the Marketplace button on the bottom row of the app for months. Smart move by Facebook. Craigslist is somewhat ubiquitous despite how awful it is. Facebook is uniquely positioned to (finally) dismantle the long-time peer-to-peer marketplace.
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Alex McGregor@thisismcgregor
@rrhoover It's ubiquitous despite it being awful? How is it awful? Craigslist looks the way it does because it works just fine. I think Craigslist is a good model for a lot of these utility-like services.
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christopher lake@chhhris · paterfamilias
@rrhoover Nextdoor has been making tremendous inroads here.
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Paul Katsen@pavtalk · Founder, Blockspring
@rrhoover just sold a bunch of stuff at office and got rid of far more via google sheet + messaging my networks... vs. going to craigslist.
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Greg Cohn@gregcohn · Co-Founder & CEO, Burner
@rrhoover the popularity of Craigslist as a use case for @burner makes it very clear to me that a lot of users want privacy in some kinds of peer-to-peer transactions. There are times, though, when trust would help move transactions forward, or when knowing you're helping out a friend is an important complement to a few dollars. When you're selling a car… See more
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Adam Marx@adammarx13 · CEO, Glipple, Inc.
@rrhoover I think doubly smart is that they're introducing this after introducing payments via Messenger. Putting the payment system out first, and then following it with an ecosystem in which those payments can exist, seems to me to be the best way to leverage to the new Marketplace release. I wonder if we'll see other social networks follow suit. Doesn't… See more
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Marco Marandiz@allthingsmarco · Product Manager at HomeAway
@thisismcgregor @rrhoover just because it works doesn't mean the interface shouldn't be worked on ever. it could still have a similar user experience AND be designed for delight.
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David Chang@chang2301 · Founder, Ziltag
@rrhoover and they will face the same problem as Craigslist: http://www.usatoday.com/story/te...
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Sajid Saiyed@sajid_saiyed · Experience Designer
@rrhoover We had launched a barter app long before FB marketplace came up with this: http://brttr.com http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/b...
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