Kijiji

Kijiji
[] Kijiji (which translates as Swahili for village) is a centralized network of online communities in which community members are able to post classified advertisements to buy and sell just about anything. Kijiji is a subsidiary of eBay.com and is now available in Canada, Germany, Spain, Turkey and the United States. Similar to other online classified networks Kijiji, divides its main website into subsections, based on what country you are in. From there you are presented with a simple interactive map in which you select which province you are looking for and finally which city you want to browse. From this point on, everything you search for will only display from this localized network. Kijiji gives you the option of directly search for what you are looking for or if you are unsure it provides an organized browse view where you can search by categories and sub categories.

By using a very simplified streamlined design Kijiji makes the process of locating a particular classified ad painless and easy. I like how upon visiting the website the first thing one is greeted with is a large interactive map that also simplifies the process of narrowing down location. A series of dropdown boxes are presented below so that if one doesn’t know where the place they are searching for is on the map, the can still easily access it from an alphabetical list. When actually viewing the ad the poster has a place where he/she can post images of the item up for sale, write a description and set and asking price. On the left hand of the screen a simple contact from appears where you can leave the vendor your email, Name, and a quick message… so that you can meet in person to complete the transaction. Kijiji does not offer any payment or transaction services to avoid fraud.