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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Want to buy an SRT4?

Friend of StreetFire, Shawn Raines was one of the first people to use our classifieds system, and while we've had over a hundred people list parts for sale, Shawn still hasn't found a buyer. So we've decided to help him out, by asking our readers if you know anyone in the Ohio area that would be interested in an SRT of solid pedigree... I'm sure it has the best flywheel and clutch money can buy since Shawn works for Fidanza ;-)

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PS if you have any questions or comments about the Classified system, let us know, I'm anxious to get feedback now that we've had it out there for a couple of months.

[Classified Feedback]

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Monday, February 26, 2007

Oh sweet Eleanor

Wow, simply wow. I'm pretty pleased how much momentum or new Classifieds section has picked up, but today...did I ever have a treat. This morning a gentleman from Denmark posted this amazing Mustang for sale, the bad news is the car is in Denmark, the good news is, I can think of few things I would love doing more than tearing up northern Europe in this beast. Anyhow it seams to be making the rounds pretty quickly because in the few short hours it's been posted it has already netted close to 5,000 views...wow!

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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Panama City Spring Break, SRVidz-Style

Kevin is a long time friend of the StreetFire team and has just released a teaser of a new upcoming DVD that he has listed in our Classifieds. I thought this would be a good time to point out, that Listing DVDs for sale in our Classifieds is free, and it's our way to try and help out all the freelancers making great videos. So upload your video trailer, then post a video classified in our For Sale section.

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[View Classified listing]
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Thursday, January 18, 2007

New Feature: Video Classifieds!

Update to the Classified service, We've added a video field for your embed code so you can now add a video to your classified listing! The process is straight forward.

Step 1: Upload Your Video
Upload your Video to a video hosting Provider that gives you Embed code (you know, like us). To upload your video to StreetFire.net click here.

Step 2: Get Your Share Code
Once your video has been transcoded into Flash-Format (which may take up to an hour), the system will send you an email letting you know your video is ready. Note: At StreetFire we try to encode all uploads into both Windows Media and Flash, so two versions are available. However it's the Flash version that has the Embed Code you need to do this. when the System tells you your video is ready it may only be the Windows Version, in which case, give it some time and when the Flash version is ready you will see "Embed Code" appear as a Share Option.

Step 3: Post your Video Classified
Go to the Classified system and post your listing. there is an optional field there labeled "Video" where you can paste in your Embed code. (To copy your Embed Code, Select the Embed Text and hit Ctrl+c , to Paste, select where you want it and press Ctrl+v). Videos are not required for posting a classified listing, and listing for individuals is free. If you are a company and want to post a listing in the New Parts category it's very affordable.

Speaking of which Welcome UrHookUp.com posting a trick HID Set up for sale in the New Parts Section.

So anyhow, thats the long and short of it here is a Sample Ad showing how the video is displayed in your Ad. FWIW that video is from our podcast a few months ago.

[View Sample Video Ad]
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Monday, January 08, 2007

New Feature! StreetFire Classifieds, and redesign 2007 sneak peak.

[Go To Classifieds]
It started when we noticed people shooting video classifieds of their cars and parts for sale, and we thought "why not give you a place to list your parts for sale here?"...well after a lot of hard work, I'm proud to announce our new Classifieds Section is open! You'll notice it looks a bit different from the StreetFire you see today, that's because you're seeing a sneak peak of the soon to be release 2007 redesign that will be shown on all our pages, video section, forum, blog, etc.

So, to answer some questions:

How much does it cost to list?
Free for used parts and cars sold by individuals. Dealers and resellers can run a 6 month listing for $20.

What is my User Name and Password?
It is the same as your FORUM User Name and Password. For now the Video system is still running a different user database..... I know I know It's annoying for us too, but maybe if enough dealerships sign up in the classifieds we can hire some help :-)

I Hate/Love the New Design, how do I tell you guys?
I've started a new forum post to track ongoing refinement of the new design. PS It would already have been released had Microsoft been a little more consistent on their IE6 to IE7 CSS and JavaScript implementation. [Comment Here]

I need some help with the Classifieds, where do I go?
Post your questions about the Classifieds in our Tech Support Section. I've also started a thread for just the initial wave of questions I know will crop up. [Questions Here]

So I love StreetFire, how can I help you guys?
We really do need your help! Let us know what you think of he Classifieds, if you have friends listing parts on eBay, ask them to list here too. The more feedback and activity we have on this the more successful it will be.

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