Merinews.com ties-up with OLX for free Classified

GURGOAN, Feb. 21, 2008: Merinews.com (MNC), the first Citizen Journalists’ news portal in India, is allowing its visitors access to a free classified site. For this, MNC has entered into a strategic tie-up with OLX, a global classified site.

Vipul Kant Upadhyay, CEO of Merinews.com, said, “The world is a click away in the cyber space. In keeping with our mission of Power to People, we are providing value-added services, in the form of free classifieds, to our readers.”

He explained that the democratic content of Merinews, based on user-generated material, is catching eyeballs from across the world. A substantial chunk of its visitors / readers are overseas. The tie-up with OLX is a win-win situation.

Upadhyay stated, “Our readers might search value-added services, across countries, states, cities and categories. MNC-OLX, on the other hand, would have access to a very focussed target audience. Many of them are opinion makers. Several decision makers visit our site to feel and know the pulse of the people.”

The new feature allows you to meet others, express yourself, trade products, find jobs, apartments, and much more. The well-defined categories of the Classified section is built to improve on traditional classified sites, which are functional but missing key features to really deliver a proper public service to communities everywhere.

MNC-OLX penetration in six continents, alongwith its reach and sweep, would help the visitors:

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Easily design rich HTML listings
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Control your selling, buying, and community activity in My OLX
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Send or accept PayPal payments
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Be assured of a spam-free experience
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Promote your listings on other websites, like MySpace, Xanga, and Blogspot
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Discuss listings with other interested users
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Enjoy a website that has world-class speed
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Search for items near you, wherever you live
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Access our site from your mobile phone
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View our site in your local language

It’s a big leap forward for Merinews.com, a feather in its cap, said Upadhyay, with a warm smile.

Fabrice Grinda, Co-CEO, OLX, Inc. press {at} olx(.)com

Vikram Kant Upadhyay, Director, merinews.com, vikram {at} merinews(.)com