One of the best sources for minimalist classifieds, Craigslist has decided to branch out and learn Spanish. The new feature is still rather limited, as the new language toggle is only available for select cities and areas: namely those located in Central and South America.Considering the large number of Spanish speakers in the U.S., it would be nice to see the feature spread to those cities and areas as well. We love convenience, and language adaptation is one of the best ways to open sites up to new groups of users.
Interestingly enough however, the classifieds themselves remain "unclassified" as far as languages go. So even though you are able to modify the parameters of a classified search in Spanish, there are no filters that allow you to only view Spanish classifieds.
The update will probably matter more once Craigslist makes the language options global for all its pages and allows for language filters for the classifieds as well.
[via Mashable]
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12-27-2007 @ 11:35AM
Shiva said...
whatever. if spanish-speaking classifieds represents a need, someone should fill it, but big deal if craigslist does it. it's not like it's financed by taxpayers.
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12-27-2007 @ 1:10PM
ranjur said...
I think this is a negative thing to encourage. Your concept of "convenience" will aide the breaking of the United States into sections where you'll be required to speak a foreign language in order to live there. Teachers in certain areas are already being required to speak Spanish in order to get a job. The English language is high on the list of things that hold our diverse nation together. Without it, things like a sense of loyalty and civil behavior will begin to fall by the wayside even more than they already have.
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12-27-2007 @ 3:27PM
Romeo Wahed said...
I can understand the concern people might have about the implications of adding language options to websites, but craigslist, the last time I checked, is a business and not an educational institution or a service rendered by the government, so it should be free to implement features that allow it to better serve its customers.
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12-27-2007 @ 6:06PM
Stephen DelVecchio said...
Hmm, now here's a concept. how about those people living in the Central and South of AMERICA speak the national language ENGLISH.
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1-25-2008 @ 4:51PM
machme said...
I think it's pretty hilarious that people are getting all upset at the thought of people in OTHER countries not speaking English. Hello, this is SPANISH language for people in countries that speak SPANISH! Believe it or not, there is actually a world outside of the United States.
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