Dubizzle unveils revamped app
General classifieds site Dubizzle.com launched a new version of its mobile app, with totally different look-and-feel and many new features, including an improved search, different viewing options and...
View ArticleAutoTraderUAE.com opts for free listings
AutoTraderUAE.com decided to go for the gap that the Dubizzle decision to charge for listings opened up, and switched from pay-to-list to free-to-list. Users merely need to be registered and have an...
View ArticleTiger Global invests $150 million in Souq.com
Souq.com raised $150 million U.S. from U.S.-based investor Tiger Global Management, bringing the total invested in Souq.com by Tiger Global Management to $300 million U.S.. This investment is the...
View ArticleBayt.com gets Arabic domain name
Leading Middle-East job site Bayt.com announced the launch of a new web presence for the business on the so-called Arabic web at the domain بيت.شبكة, or “Bayt dot shabaka”. It complements the domain...
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Dubizzle “partly rebranded” to OLX
Naspers decided to strengthen both its Dubizzle and OLX brands by communicating clearly to the user what the industry has known for a long time, namely that Dubizzle and OLX have one and the same...
View ArticleDubizzle.com uncovers security breach in UAE
Naspers-owned Dubizzle.com recently uncovered a security breach at Dubizzle UAE, which may have affected a small percentage of its database. Thousands of Dubizzle users were requested to change their...
View ArticleLamudi launches in UAE
Earlier this month Lamudi announced its launch in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the fourth country in the Middle East Lamudi has expanded to, after Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Qatar. The latest...
View ArticleOpensooq partners with social network Line.me
The development of instant messaging applications into a new channel for e-commerce (and classifieds) took another small step forward when Opensooq.com, the general classifieds website in the portfolio...
View ArticleDubizzle now to be called OLX
Online classified website Dubizzle has rebranded itself as OLX across 10 markets, except in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the company said the name is too popular to change, according to...
View ArticleDubizzle.com invests $1 million in a fashion app
Dubizzle.com, Dubai-based general classifieds site, invested $1 million U.S. in a new, mobile-only fashion marketplace app called Shedd. (Read about it at Sheddapp.com.)… This content is available to...
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