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OLX is an internet company based in New York City and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The OLX website hosts free user-generatedclassified advertisements for urban communities around the world and provides discussion forums sorted by various topics. OLX gained prominence upon announcing a partnership with Friendster, the social networking website. The story was covered by dozens of media publications, including the New York [1] Times, and was a topic of debate among bloggers. The company was co-founded in March 2006 by Internet entrepreneurs Fabrice Grinda and A.C.F. Oxenford. The company is privately held. As of January 2011, OLX is available in 96 countries and 45 languages.
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Accolades[edit]
In August 2009, OLX was named a good competitor to Craigslist in the United States [3] by TechCrunch. In December 2009, OLX Inc. was named a rival to Craigslist by BusinessWeek.
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In December 2009, OLX's Co-CEO, Fabrice Grinda appeared on Le Web Paris 2009.

In January 2010, OLX was named one of New York City's 10 hottest tech startups by amNY. In August 2012 , OLX was named Finalist in Lead411's New York City Hot 125.
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External links[edit]
Naspers Operations: Internet OLX India OLX Thailand

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ Stone, Brad (2007-05-11). "New York Times coverage on social networking sites and classified". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Jump up^ OLX 'About Us' Page Jump up^ OLX And hi5 Join Forces For International Expansion Plans Jump up^ A Web of Classified Ad Rivals Challenges Craigslist Jump up^ Fireside Chat with Fabrice Grinda, Co-CEO, OLX, Inc. Jump up^ amNY special report: New York City's 10 hottest tech startups Jump up^ New York City Hot 125

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