Vflyer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
vFlyer, Inc. | |
---|---|
Type | Private |
Founded | San Francisco, California |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
Key people | Aaron Sperling, CEO; Oliver Muoto, VP Marketing |
Services | software applications |
Website | www.vFlyer.com |
Available in | English |
Current status | active |
vFlyer, Inc., operator of the vFlyer.com website, is a Web 2.0 company founded by Aaron Sperling and Oliver Muoto in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California. The company enables online sellers and sales professionals (Realtors, auto dealers, i.e.) to syndicate and distribute their product or service listings to online marketplaces that include Oodle, Vast.com, Google Base, Trulia, Craigslist, HotPads.com, Yahoo! Classifieds, and others.[1]
[edit] History
vFlyer was begun as a project in 2004 by Application Park co-founder Aaron Sperling and Epicentric co-founder Oliver Muoto to allow online sellers syndicate listings to online classified ad sites. The company launched on October 2, 2006 and was featured in a New York Times article.[2]
The company has been sell funded by its two founders and has made significant inroads in the real estate community. The company was named the Most Innovative Web Service by Inman News in 2007. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Bob Tedeschi. "Wanted: A Way to Profit by Simplifying Web Classifieds", New York Times, October 2, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Bob Tedeschi. "Wanted: A Way to Profit by Simplifying Web Classifieds", New York Times, October 2, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Inman News. "Craigslist community wins Inman Innovator award", Inman News, August 3, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
[edit] External Links
- vFlyer.com - official website
- vFlyerBlog.com - official website