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Craigslist Beats MySpace as Top Search Term

Tanking economy helps company to first win

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 21, 2009 2:09 PM CDT

(Newser) – Bargain hunters helped Craigslist beat MySpace as the Web’s most popular search term last week, CNET reports. Searches for the classifieds site soared 105%, giving the San Francisco-based company its first ever most-searched-for crown. Business has been booming—bartering is up 100% and roommate ads 65%—but searches for Facebook, which jumped 415%, threaten Craiglist’s reign, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark, center, are photographed outside of their office in San Francisco.
Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark, center, are photographed outside of their office in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)
This is an undated screen grab showing the new MySpace music page.
This is an undated screen grab showing the new MySpace music page.   (AP Photo/MySpace)
Craigslist overtook MySpace as the most searched-for term on the Web last week, according to traffic-tracking firm Hitwise.
Craigslist overtook MySpace as the most searched-for term on the Web last week, according to traffic-tracking firm Hitwise.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
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