Anttenna: The New Craigslist?

Eli Milchman ()

Anttenna: The New Craigslist?

Think of it as Craigslist — but on steroids that give it super-speed and spidey-senses, and without the alarming hey-why-is-hair-growing-there side effects.

Just like Craigslist, users can trade goods or services; but Anttenna (no, that’s not a typo) also leverages phone tech like geotagging to create local micro-marketplaces based on the location of users, and then connects them through social-network tool Twitter — which the app is built on — for more immediate buyer-seller communication than Craigslist’s increasingly snail-paced-seeming email system.

It doesn’t yet have the massive throng of participants that makes Craigslist such a powerhouse, and its sophistication may actually hurt it, as one of the appeals of Craigslist is its simplicity. But who knows; a year or two from now, we may all be hearing things like “so hey, did you ant your old MacBook already?”

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Eli Milchman

When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path — which explains why he's Cult of Mac's technology editor. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.

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  • Robert

    This is what we need, an app to publish where we have goods for sale to make it easier for someone to gps directions to steal it. With Craigslist you know the general area of an item to see if you want to go that far to get it, but this looks like it is specific and would wind up helping thieves.

    I like the idea, but maps and gps keep bring the world closer to my house. :)

  • Linda

    This is great for tickets and non-profits.

  • Robert

    Also for locating garage or multi-family sales in your area on a Sat. morning.

  • Bob

    This would be awesome for hooking up with call girls. I hope they do an iPad version.

  • Xavier

    Great idea… I have fund another iphone app using the map & twitter for displaying & sharing classified. The application is called Geolist.

  • http://pvaland.com buy pvas

    Oh Craigslist.. where should I begin.. I used to love craigslist, but has anyone else noticed that it’s becoming very hard to post your ad on Craigslist these days? I’ve always used craigslist to sell my old junk when I needed extra money, but lately the craigslist spammers have made things nearly impossible for the rest of us. Maybe it’s just me? What does everyone else think?