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93EXCivic SuperDork
2/1/12 8:43 a.m.

Is there an app for iPhone to repeatedly run craigslist searches?

DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
2/1/12 8:44 a.m.

NOOOO!!! They have automated me!!!

N Sperlo SuperDork
2/1/12 8:47 a.m.

In reply to DukeOfUndersteer:

What are you still doing here? You have been replaced my my pocket device. Vibrate mode is so tickley.

mad_machine SuperDork
2/1/12 8:56 a.m.

um.. there is an app for turning your vibrating phone into.... well... a "pants party"

DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
2/1/12 8:58 a.m.

Grtechguy SuperDork
2/1/12 9:04 a.m.

93EXCivic wrote: Is there an app for iPhone to repeatedly run craigslist searches?

like an RSS reader?

93EXCivic SuperDork
2/1/12 9:06 a.m.

Grtechguy wrote:
93EXCivic wrote: Is there an app for iPhone to repeatedly run craigslist searches?
like an RSS reader?

A what?

EvanB SuperDork
2/1/12 9:08 a.m.

I use craignotifica on Android, I'm not sure if there is something similar for iPhone but it does exactly what you want.

ransom Dork
2/1/12 12:17 p.m.

In reply to 93EXCivic:

Do a CL search you want to re-run in a browser on your phone. In the bottom right of the results I think you'll see a little orange box with the letter RSS in it. If you click that, I bet you'll get a couple of options for what you want to use to subscribe to that RSS feed (RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication).

I don't use my phone for RSS, but I have several CL searches in my Google Reader, where I also subscribe to a few blogs.

Sorry I don't have an iPhone-specific walkthrough; I don't know whether there's a default RSS app already installed or whether that's something you'll have to go grab.

Keith SuperDork
2/1/12 12:36 p.m.

There is a nice CL app for the iPhone/iPad, it's a good interface. Looks like an old newspaper. You can save searches and search across multiple locales easily. It won't push new results to you, but it's easy to check. Available in free and paid versions. Published by Lifelike Apps.

Taiden SuperDork
2/1/12 12:39 p.m.

The Android craigslist reader has extremely good push notifications. I was getting notifications within 30 seconds of an ad matching my search being posted.

iPhone not so much. This may have changed though. I think an RSS reader that updates automatically with push notifications would do the trick quite nicely.

ransom Dork
2/1/12 12:40 p.m.

In reply to Taiden:

Which Android CL reader are you using? There are a fair handful of CL apps...

DuctTape&Bondo Reader
2/1/12 1:38 p.m.

This is what I use on my 4s http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/craigslist-notifications./id332324766?mt=8

93EXCivic SuperDork
2/1/12 5:21 p.m.

Does that give notifications when something you are looking for shows up?

RedS13Coupe Reader
2/1/12 8:35 p.m.

ransom wrote: In reply to Taiden: Which Android CL reader are you using? There are a fair handful of CL apps...

This one is the one I use, and I think what he is talking about (it shows as notifica on my phone but notification in app market on the link, same program... supposed the name just gets turnicated?

SillyImportRacer Reader
2/1/12 11:25 p.m.

In reply to 93EXCivic:

The android app does.

Taiden SuperDork
2/2/12 7:19 a.m.

RedS13Coupe wrote:
ransom wrote: In reply to Taiden: Which Android CL reader are you using? There are a fair handful of CL apps...
This one is the one I use, and I think what he is talking about (it shows as notifica on my phone but notification in app market on the link, same program... supposed the name just gets turnicated?

That's the one.