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Re:TechCrunch’s Picks: The 10 Best Startups From Y Combinato... by jerrya on Tuesday March 27, 2012 @09:26PM (#3764272)
Interesting, has carsabi partnered with Craigslist? I always thought Craigslist didn't like scrapers and did their best to discourage and prevent them.

Has that changed?

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Re:TechCrunch’s Picks: The 10 Best Startups From Y Combinato... by ravi_m on Tuesday March 27, 2012 @10:42PM (#3764464)
Yep - Craigslist does not allow scraping and blocks IPs sucking up content. Even AirBnB created their initial listings by scraping Craigslist though. Guess you can do it until they notice - and hopefully by then you have enough traffic of your own.
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