AloofDoof Sends Alerts When Ads You Like Appear On Craigslist
Reader Sedo just sent us a link to aloofdoof.com, a website that lets you set up keyword searches on Craiglist. We haven't tested it, but it appears to be similar to WishRadar for Amazon. Sedo writes,
It emails related postings that you are looking for on an hourly basis. It can even text the postings (although I don't use texting). I've managed excellent deals getting video games that I wanted. I also have job postings (for me keyword "tutor") constantly emailed to me as I'm looking for a part-time job as well.
Note, however, that the "privacy policy" page is blank as of August 18th 2009, so be aware of that if you decide to register.
Post a comment
Comments:
@JWBrockman: I looked up Google Alerts, and just at a glance it looked like it has no real intersection with this service. There doesn't appear to be a Craigslist specific form of it, but I didn't look too deeply into it.
I'm confused.
I subscribe to the RSS feeds for categories or searches on Craigslist that I'm interested in. For example:
You can set up a google alert for any URL. When I am looking for something I set one up for .craigslist.org with keyword(s) relevant to whatever I am seeking. I get an email alert whenever a new posting is made containing the specified keyword(s). I have been doing this for a few years now.
That was supposed to read (location).craigslist.org, not just .craigslist.org. I usually create an alert for a few local CL sites, depending how far I am willing to travel for said item.
As someone who generally registers a couple domain names a month, I understand that it can be very difficult to find a good one nowadays. But "aloofdoof.com"? Come on...
@ShortBus: Yes. My first thought was clownpenis.fart
@JWBrockman & Laura: I had no idea you could use Google Alert or RSS feeds w/CL. I have lost serious points on web savviness tonight.
Use Crazedlist if you want to grab a bunch of cities at once.
I maintain a blog for a student professional organization and I use Google Reader to search about 2000 Craigslist feeds for jobs to post.
Does it rely on google's main search index? If so, it'll miss things. Last I checked, Google's index of Craigslist wasn't complete.
RSS is more reliable.
I use the RSS feature too. It was great in helping with our apt search, which needed to be cat-friendly.
Didn't anyone else notice that aloofdoof.com is using the doomsday clock above the loof in their title? What are they saying? If I don't bid on their auctions, the world is going to come to an end?
Check out wiki if you aren't sure what I am talking about:
[en.wikipedia.org]
I guess these people have never heard of Google Alerts?