Craigslist on Steroids

Filed under: technology — d May 7, 2007 @ 10:49 pm


I love love love Craigslist. Thanks to that site I just found and bought my first car, a 2002 Mercedes Benz C230 Coupe for $9,995 (sweeeeet).

But, have you ever been looking for something on Craigslist and just gotten annoyed by having to click on each link to see the item's photo? I have. Tonight I was looking for a couch to buy and after 15 minutes of clicking I decided there's got to be a better solution.

Thank goodness for the internets!

The solution is a site called listpic, which I found through the Google of mashups, Programmable Web.

The site is set up exactly like Craigslist, but when you get to your city's listing pages (ex: furniture in Phoenix), the page is filled with photos of items matching your search. It even has a slider for you to choose the size and number of photos to see (much like iPhoto).

Listpic for Craigslist
(click for full size image)

If you're on Craigslist as often as I am, check this site out! It's a major time-saver.

 

Other Craigslist mashups I love:

  • HousingMaps: mashes Craigslist rentals/housing lists with Google Maps

  • Weekend treasure: Garage sales from Craigslist mashed with Google Maps (best to try this on Friday nights)

 

Are there any Craigslist mashups or tools you use? There aren't many, but I hope there will be more soon!

4 Comments »

  1. MyAvatars 0.2

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    Comment by Christa Jean — May 9, 2007 @ 7:02 pm

  2. MyAvatars 0.2

    Here is a recent mashup:

    http://adlistener.org

    Comment by khoi — February 25, 2008 @ 9:55 am

  3. MyAvatars 0.2

    another great tool... if you often use Craigslist, you can use this code to track your posted ad in real-time.
    http://realtimevisits.com

    Comment by rtv100 — September 6, 2008 @ 7:20 am

  4. MyAvatars 0.2

    Checkout CL Desktop (Craigslist Desktop) at http://www.cldesktop.com.
    Very cool Craigslist browser. Better than Listpic, and still running.

    Comment by Bob — October 27, 2008 @ 9:06 am

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