Microsoft is reportedly moving into the free online classifieds market. Unline the recently launched Google Base, the Microsoft service - internally referred to as Fremont - will most assuredly and unmistakably be a classifieds service and not just a general online database. The idea to start this was born out of an internal classifieds service Microsoft ran where employees could connect with items for sale and more. Listings will be integrated with Microsoft's map service so potential buyers can see where an item is coming from. Users listing products will be able to make those items/services viewable only by members of MSN's products like Hotmail, Messenger or MSN Spaces. Contextual ads will also appear next to listings found via search. Microsoft testing classfieds service
Microsoft is reportedly moving into the free online classifieds market. Unline the recently launched Google Base, the Microsoft service - internally referred to as Fremont - will most assuredly and unmistakably be a classifieds service and not just a general online database. The idea to start this was born out of an internal classifieds service Microsoft ran where employees could connect with items for sale and more. Listings will be integrated with Microsoft's map service so potential buyers can see where an item is coming from. Users listing products will be able to make those items/services viewable only by members of MSN's products like Hotmail, Messenger or MSN Spaces. Contextual ads will also appear next to listings found via search. 
