New Android app gives Canadians more on-the-go access to Canada's #1 classifieds site

Millions of Canadians already accessing buying and selling on the go

TORONTO, Aug. 2, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, Kijiji, Canada's most popular free, local classifieds site, officially unveiled its Android application to help Canadians find or post classifieds listings on the go.

With the new Kijiji application, users can now search local classified ads, reply to listings, and post ads with just a few simple taps. The design of the Kijiji Android app makes it easy to buy or sell anything, find a job, adopt a pet, rent an apartment, find a local service, and do so much more on the go.

"Kijiji users are already viewing approximately 200 listings per second and replying to nearly 100 million ads each year," said Vikram Kewalramani, senior product manager, Kijiji Canada. "Mobile apps like the one developed for Android devices make it easier for users - whether they're buying or selling - to post or find a local ad and connect with each other in their own community."

The app has already been installed by nearly 24,000 Canadians.

The new app gives consumers on the go access from a mobile device, making it easy to:

• Post an ad in just a few taps while adding pictures right from your Android device
• Find local ads based on your preferences in all your favorite categories
• View full ad descriptions with photos
• Reply to ads from within the app
• Track ads on your personal watch list
• Share ads with your friends and social networks.

The app includes support for both English and French speaking users and can be downloaded from Google Play here. More information on the app can be found at www.kijiji.ca/android.

About Kijiji Canada
Kijiji, which means "village" in Swahili, is the number one classifieds website in Canada, connecting ten million buyers and sellers each month. Kijiji.ca offers Canadians a free, easy and local way to buy, sell and trade goods and services in their community. With local sites for more than 100 cities and towns across the country, Kijiji makes it easy for Canadians to find exactly what they're looking for in their own community.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Screen shots of the new Kijiji app are available upon request.

SOURCE: Kijiji Canada

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