Green Driving Website Launched By eBay

Online auction giant eBay launches Green Driving website for alternative energy enthusiasts to help promote environmentally friendly cars.

The website dedicated to green car enthusiasts or potential shoppers. Cars are divided into various categories: electric, hybrid, diesel, high mileage gas guzzlers and compressed natural gas with links for cars found on the eBay Motors website.

eBay has partnered with the Department of Energy, using data from fueleconomy.gov to ensure accurate side-by-side comparisons of fuel-economy and information on driving range, estimated vehicle cost, estimated annual costs, and ecological impact.

Website Promotion

We offer you to get general tips of the initial website promotion. Learn:

• How to promote a classified ads website
• What are the first steps and what should you know at the very beginning
• How to register your classified website in search engines and find useful resources to place.

The article is a wonderful store of useful resources for a new-born website promotion initial activity.

Happy 4.04 Day!

Today, April 4th (4.04) is the Webmaster's Day! In the Web Error 404 is a way for web server to return “Page Not Found” when a browser requests a web page that the web server doesn’t have.

We congratulate every web developer, geek and SEO expert!

Google Changed Autocomplete Function

Google has been disabled some of its autocomplete function in Japan after complaints it violates privacy.

A Japanese man searched for his own name in google. Typing his name google linked him with crimes he hasn’t committed. It was not just a couple of pages. It was at least 10,000 individual results. Read more

Pipe: Transfer Up to 1GB of Data on Facebook

Large file transfer will come to Facebook soon. A new app "Pipe" makes it so you can transfer up to 1GB of data on the social network.

Pipe will allow to be transferred from peer-to-peer on the social network. Berlin-based Pipe uses Adobe’s Real Time Media Protocol Flow to slip the file into the recepient’s cache on Facebook or Pipe server space gets occupied. The Adobe tech was designed for Flash or AIR apps to communicate with each other.

Almost 1 billion users of Facebook will get a chance to transfer music selections, games, news and other big pieces of data from friend-to-friend.

'Holy Grail' Microsoft Patch

Microsoft will ship a Patch next week. The Patch is called 'Holy Grail' by one researcher. It contains security updates, only one critical, to patch seven vulnerabilities in Windows and a pair of for-developers-only programs.

One of the important updates will patch bugs that Microsoft confirmed could be exploited by attackers to compromise PCs and plant malware on victimized machines.

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Released

RIM has released its Blackberry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update. PlayBook OS 2.0 includes a number of features demanded by users ever since the 7-inch tablet made its debut in April 2011. These include:

• built-in email,
• calendar and contacts;
• a variety of new apps;
• social-networking integration with calendar and contacts.

As expected, Research In Motion began pushing out its long-awaited PlayBook software upgrade Feb. 21. Now, a BlackBerry can act as a wireless keyboard and mouse for the PlayBook.

Atlanta 2012 Global Summit

The Atlanta Global Summit will take place in Atlanta, USA 18-21 April 2012. Here you will learn how to monetize the newest technologies on the marketplace from the experts in Innovation, Data Driven Businesses, Mobile, SEO and Social Media.

ICMA members and delegates benefit from the sharing of invaluable information with the worldwide community of classified media professionals.

Country Package for Car Classified Software Available

Country Package is now available for iAuto - Car Classified Software of 5.4 or 5.5 versions.

This awesome business solution is developed especially for creation of websites for countries others than USA as in default WorksForWeb patterns. Using this service you can orient your website to Australian, Canadian or UK customers.

Please, get detailed information on the Country Package page.

Feel free to contact our Sales Team if you have some questions or comments.

We Are 6 Years Old!

Today is the 6th anniversary of the WorksForWeb. 

Dear friends, customers, and colleagues! We thank you for your trust, support, and feedback, and appreciate your contribution to making our products better every day!

Best Regards,
WorksForWeb

WorksForWeb Presents v.5.5 of the Classifieds Software

WorksForWeb is glad to presents a release of the new 5.5 version of its Auto Classified Script.
There are many important enhancements and changes in the newly released version. Our developer team made their best to simplify the interface and make it more comfortable for our customers. The v.5.5 includes:

• Introduced Go-to Smarty 3;


• Full support of PHP 5.3 and the associated technology enhancements (server requirements stepped up to include php 5.3 or above);


• Improved iAuto Vehicle Software theme http://www.worksforweb.com/classifieds-software/iAuto/;


• Enhanced “Share Your Site” block (also became optional via the admin panel switch);


• Lots of minor enhancements and improvements as always.

Test this version by checking out Auto Classifieds Script Online demo

You can always contact, email or chat with our Sales Team if you have comments or question.

V.5.4 Classified Scripts Are Now Released

WorksForWeb announces a release of the new version of our Auto Classified Script - http://www.worksforweb.com/classifieds-software/iAuto/ -  Version 5.4 is a true breakthrough in the integration of social marketing tools with the classified scripts by Worksforweb . There were a number of features added to v. 5.4, including:

• a new and awesome admin dashboard;


• admin panel in many languages;


• the ability to log in to iAuto, iRealty, iLister with your OpenID and/or Facebook/Twitter/Google etc. accounts;


• the ability to re-post all new listings/publications in the admin's Facebook and Twitter accounts;


• user listings can be directly sent to user's Facebook and Twitter accounts;


• BMA code now works with Mobile Frontend Addon; and


• many other exciting features and enhancements

Feel free to test the new v. 5.4 of the following classified scripts by checking out our online demos:

• Auto Classified Script
• Bike Software

Ever wanted a classified ad website for mobile users to beat your competition?

Having a website without a corresponding mobile interface is like having a smart phone without a data package.

You are missing out on a lot of potential sales and in the long run this will impact the viability of your business. 

It is not enough to offer a regular website for mobile users, as a specialized mobile interface is necessary to really take advantage of everything mobile web has to offer.

Read about Mobile Interface for Classified Website

Picture Carousel Feature in Auto Classified Software by WorksForWeb

A picture carousel enables visitors of the websites based on auto classified software by WorksForWeb to view all of the listing images without selecting each image. Site visitors can adjust various options such as image rotation speed, can pause and resume slideshow, and switch to next or previous image. Users can order picture carousel as a listing enhancement for an additional fee by purchasing a package with this option.

Read more about the “Picture Carousel” feature.

RSS Feeds in Auto Classified Script By WorksForWeb

Auto classified script by WorksForWeb includes RSS Feeds. RSS is used to publish frequently updated works in a standardized format. An RSS document includes full or summarized text, plus meta data such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favorite websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place.

Read more about RSS Feeds in Auto classified script by WorksForWeb.

Results of "Classifieds: Recipes for Success" Conference

We hope you enjoyed the ICMA "Classifieds: Recipes for Success" conference in Nice, France, 27-30 April. Report and photos are available for your review.

The next conference will take place in Dublin, Ireland this autumn (dates to be confirmed shortly) with the theme "Classifieds: Opportunities and Threats".

Auto Classified Software: “Report Inappropriate Content” Feature

Visitors of the iAuto-based websites can report inappropriate content of listings and listing comments to the site administrator. There is the link "Report Content" on the Listing Details page for each listing. Each Listing Comment has also the link "Report This".

Clicking on one of the above links visitor can fill in the form with related information about the content which he or she considered to be inappropriate. Read more about the “Report Inappropriate Content” feature.

Tips: Make Your QR Codes More Beautiful

QR codes have so much potential from a design perspective, so let’s take a look at a few tricks and techniques you should keep in mind when designing a code to enhance your brand and appeal to your audience.
1. Add a Color Palette
2. Soften Hard Edges with Round Corners
3. Incorporate Dimensionality for 3D Impact
4. Use QR Codes With 30% Error Correction
5. Apply a Trial-and-Error Process

Read more about QR code design.

QR Code Generator in Auto Classified Software by WorksForWeb

A new feature - QR Code Generator - in Auto Classified Software by WorksForWeb.

Each listing includes “Generate QR Code” link. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader application can scan the image of the QR Code to display information and open a web page in the mobile's browser.

A picture with QR code may appear in newspapers, magazines, on signs, business cards, or on any object where you would like to place your listing.

iAuto Classified Software Version 5.3 Released

iAuto Classified Software Version v.5.3 has been released http://www.worksforweb.com/classifieds-software/iAuto/.
The new version contains a number of new features, enhancements, improvements and bugfixes. Just few of them:

• mobile addon was created for the 5.2 version and above;
• added the ability to generate a QR code for a listing with the setting which specifies the position of the watermark image (middle center, top left, bottom right etc.);
• the ability to view all listings on any browsing level was added;
• payment specifications ware adjusted in accordance with new PayPal Standard gateway settings and standards;
• algorithm to generate thumbnails was modified;
• new language setting was added;
• more then 85 essential enhancements and bugfixes.

Try the new version 5.3 on the online demo:

• Auto Classified Software
• Bike Classified Script

A changelog is also available for your review: iAuto.
You are welcome to contact, email or chat with our Sales Team. Please send your requests to our Sales Team. We'll be happy to address your inquiries.