AyosDito.ph
{{Infobox dot-com company
| name = AyosDito.ph
| company_type = Private
Your Marketplace in the Philippines
| foundation = March 2009
| location_city = Makati City, Philippines
| area_served = Philippines
| key_people = Anna Weslien (General Manager)
| num_employees = 20+ (Q3 2011)
| products = Online Classifieds
| url = [http://www.AyosDito.ph/ www.AyosDito.ph]
| website_type = Classifieds
| language = English
| current_status = Defunct
}}
AyosDito.ph was an online classified-ads website for Filipinos to buy and sell online, regardless of their location in the Philippines. It was owned and operated by 701Search Pte. Ltd., which is a joint venture between media giants Singapore Press Holdings and Schibsted.{{Cite web |last=Lukman |first=Enricko |date=19 July 2013 |title=Battling Against Naspers-Backed Sulit and TokoBagus, 701Search Looks to be Southeast Asia’s Largest Classifieds Player |url=https://www.techinasia.com/701search-naspers-classifieds-sea |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722130328/http://www.techinasia.com/701search-naspers-classifieds-sea/ |archive-date=22 July 2013 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=www.techinasia.com |language=en-US}}
Overview
Launched in March 2009,PC World (May 4, 2009), [http://pcworld.com.ph/701search-launches-ayosditoph/ 701 Launches AyosDito.ph] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403082729/http://pcworld.com.ph/701search-launches-ayosditoph/ |date=April 3, 2011 }} AyosDito offered free posting of ads for items such as properties, cars, electronics, food, and even jobs. The phrase "Ayos Dito" is Tagalog for "Ok here". By 2013, it became the second largest online classified ads website in the Philippines.
Merger
In 2015 AyosDito formed a merger with OLX Philippines, itself acquiring former classifieds site Sulit in December 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/ayosdito-to-close-as-olx-consolidates/ |title=AyosDito to close as OLX consolidates |last=Olandres |first=Abe |date=17 November 2014 |publisher=Yugatech |access-date=13 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407050738/http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/ayosdito-to-close-as-olx-consolidates/ |archive-date=7 April 2016 }} Classifieds from the old site were not automatically merged with OLX, with users being sent emails asking if they want to migrate their listings to the new platform.{{cite news|url=http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/215-tech-biz/80368-ayosdito-olx-merge|title=AyosDito, OLX merge into single platform|last=Villa|first=Mark Vincent|date=10 January 2015|work=Rappler|access-date=13 May 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{URL|AyosDito.ph|AyosDito.ph; site now redirects to OLX}}
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Category:Philippine companies established in 2009
Category:Singapore Press Holdings
Category:Defunct online companies
Category:Online marketplaces of the Philippines
Category:Online advertising services and affiliate networks
Category:Companies based in Makati
Category:Internet properties established in 2009
Category:Internet properties disestablished in 2015