Craigslist launches Map View for apartment hunting

#1

Post by token4 » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 10:24 PM UTC

After baby steps and lawsuits in this direction, Craigslist launches Map View for apartment hunting. Does this essentially kill Padmapper and the rest?

Craigslist launches Map View for apartment hunting
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Re: Craigslist launches Map View for apartment hunting

#2

Post by nihaar » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 10:45 PM UTC

Is this the real reason for the law suit against 3Taps and PadMapper?

Re: Craigslist launches Map View for apartment hunting

#3

Post by cyber » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 11:06 PM UTC

nihaar wrote: post #2

Is this the real reason for the law suit against 3Taps and PadMapper?

Maybe. But there was a Yahoo Pipes example a good number of years back that allowed even more flexibility than what craigslist has done. IIRC, the Pipes author had a dog and was searching for an apartment that allowed pets and was within a certain distance of a park.

Re: Craigslist launches Map View for apartment hunting

#4

Post by smoorman1024 » Thu, Oct 04, 2012, 12:40 AM UTC

Seems like its only available in the Bay for now.

Can we make this happen for New York?

Re: Craigslist launches Map View for apartment hunting

#5

Post by token4 » Thu, Oct 04, 2012, 3:29 PM UTC

smoorman1024 wrote: post #4

Seems like its only available in the Bay for now. Can we make this happen for New York?

Seems like they tested in Portland in the morning and then tried it out on the Bay. My money is on it this feature being made available most places within a year.