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Subject: Something that would be GREAT online

From: "Jonathan T. Alloy"

Date: Sun, 13 Feb 1994 15:04:48 EST

Subject: Something that would be GREAT online
From: "Jonathan T. Alloy" 
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 1994 15:04:48 EST
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Subject: Something that would be GREAT online
From: "Jonathan T. Alloy" 
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 1994 15:04:48 EST

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Everything we have been discussing re: electronic publishing lately has been
excellent, and believe me, I have learned quite a bit.

But I think we have overlooked an area of the newspaper that would translate
perfectly online: Classifieds.

A gopher-style menu structure could be set up for the want-ads and emplyment
sections immediately, and indeed, that is being done with emplyment (gopher to
gopher.msen.com and select on-line career center), and I'm sure via usenet
for want-ads.

Take, for example, searching for a car. You could select the geographic area to
search in, and specify not only make, model, and year, but also price, color, 
milage, condition, # of doors, amenities, safety features, and anything else.

Sounds like a good idea to me...

Jonathan
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