Comments on: Vast.com - Classifieds Search http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/03/vastcom-classifieds-search.html Opinions on Business Technology & Life from Ravi Dronamraju Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:26:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Vast.com - Classifieds Search by: ravi http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/03/vastcom-classifieds-search.html#comment-1074 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:53:27 +0000 http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/03/vastcom-classifieds-search.html#comment-1074 i too got the same feeling like harmony jones.. they just showing raw listings.the idea isn´t bad still it will take much to get a good number of clinets... lets see all the best vast.com :) cheers! ravi i too got the same feeling like harmony jones.. they just showing raw listings.the idea isn´t bad still it will take much to get a good number of clinets… lets see

all the best vast.com :)

cheers!
ravi

]]> Comment on Vast.com - Classifieds Search by: jr http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/03/vastcom-classifieds-search.html#comment-952 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:15:17 +0000 http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/03/vastcom-classifieds-search.html#comment-952 Well, I certainly agree that wide distribution of content is good, but I'm not quite sure I understand Vast's business model. I'm guessing they're trying to be the Amazon of Classifieds (a confederation of stores where Vast takes a certain percentage of sale or rate for distribution). Thing is, they don't really own the content they're distributing for free, at least, not yet from what I can tell. As you know, margins for classifieds aren't really thick enough to afford a middleman without a darn good reason. It's interesting now. It'll be more interesting in a few months from now. Well, I certainly agree that wide distribution of content is good, but I’m not quite sure I understand Vast’s business model. I’m guessing they’re trying to be the Amazon of Classifieds (a confederation of stores where Vast takes a certain percentage of sale or rate for distribution). Thing is, they don’t really own the content they’re distributing for free, at least, not yet from what I can tell. As you know, margins for classifieds aren’t really thick enough to afford a middleman without a darn good reason.

It’s interesting now. It’ll be more interesting in a few months from now.

]]> Comment on Vast.com - Classifieds Search by: Ravi Dronamraju http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/03/vastcom-classifieds-search.html#comment-950 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 01:15:21 +0000 http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/03/vastcom-classifieds-search.html#comment-950 I think there is huge upside. Look at the car vendors they are crawling. Most of them are small time car dealers who have may be a 100 cars to sell. To them, being syndicated by vast would mean a lot of leads. If Vast is indeed able to distribute listings everywhere and generate leads for the businesses, there is a huge revenue opportunity for them. These small businesses will notice clicks! I think there is huge upside. Look at the car vendors they are crawling. Most of them are small time car dealers who have may be a 100 cars to sell. To them, being syndicated by vast would mean a lot of leads. If Vast is indeed able to distribute listings everywhere and generate leads for the businesses, there is a huge revenue opportunity for them. These small businesses will notice clicks!

]]> Comment on Vast.com - Classifieds Search by: harmony jones http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/03/vastcom-classifieds-search.html#comment-937 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:44:54 +0000 http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/03/vastcom-classifieds-search.html#comment-937 my impression is that the data that is syndicated is just raw listings, so VAST is not propagating their own brand or content just the raw lisitngs which they aggregate so in this way there is not clear up side for them - is there? my impression is that the data that is syndicated is just raw listings, so VAST is not propagating their own brand or content just the raw lisitngs which they aggregate so in this way there is not clear up side for them - is there?

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