Classified Ads

Classified Ads are short advertisements which describe goods that are for sale by individuals or jobs that are vacant. Usually the goods in classified ads are used goods. The ads tell the present condition of the goods and where the goods are or how the goods can be delivered to the buyer.

Also described as the method that the seller wishes the buyer to use when indicating his or her interest in buying the item. If the ad is for help wanted, then it tells the applicant how to contact the employer. Classified ads are also sometimes placed for items or animals that have been found, seeking contact from the owner.http://business.ezinemark.com/definition-of-classified-ads-433148200d.html http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4991744 http://www.chitownads.com/k/idx/4/129/All_About_Classified_Ads/article/The_History_of_Classified_Ads.html

Classified ads are traditionally found in newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times. Classified ads are also now on the Internet, both in special ad-intensive places like Craigslist and eBay as well as in forums geared toward interests like doll collecting, travel, SCUBA diving or employment.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIA0WBspJ8Q

Classified ads are found in all of the oldest forms of written communication. Four and five hundred year old broadsheets have been found with ads for missing saddlebags and lost opera glasses. In 19th century America, immigrants placed classified ads seeking information about their families back in their home countries.http://www.chitownads.com/k/idx/4/129/All_About_Classified_Ads/article/The_History_of_Classified_Ads.html

Over the past ten years, newspapers and other print publications have seen a significant decline in the advertising revenue spent on classified ads. This is mainly due to the ease and low cost of posting classified ads on-line. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE49Q50320081027