Topic: Craigslist Inc.

Craig Newmark Interview: The Role of the Marketer is Changing

From the Marketers Forum at the 2006 Innovative Marketing Conference in New York, produced by Corante and Columbia Business School's Center on Global Brand Leadership. Craig Newmark, Founder of craigslist.org, talks about trust, ...READ»

Craigslist and the Media

Tradional media continue to grapple with new media. Last night's episode of Nightline had a segment on Craig Newmark and his Internet-classifieds Website. While the show devoted some time to smiling customers, it mostly focused on ...READ»

Craigslist CEO Responds to Subpoena Citing Prostitution Ads [Update]

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal issued a subpoena today to Craigslist over the prostitution ads often displayed in the classifieds Web site's "casual encounters" section. Reports indicate that Craigslist may be ...READ»

So Is It 'cBay' or 'Ebayslist'?

This morning, Craig Newmark explained in his blog how EBay has managed to acquire minority interest in Craigslist. "So, with the idea of establishing checks and balances, mostly on myself, I made a gift of some equity in Craigslist ...READ»

Craigslist Goes to Hollywood

Look out, hipsters, online subculture favorite Craigslist is making its way to the big screen. Today on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation," producer/director Michael Ferris Gibson talks about his upcoming postmodern ...READ»

Craigslist Heartbreak Turned Into Art

A Brooklyn illustrator has begun turning "missed connections" posts from Craigslist into a series of art prints, which she posts on her blog. (Here's one of her posts, taken from a "m4m" ad.) According to the New York Times ...READ»

Muutu: The eBay of Classified Ads?

The Demo Pit at the annual TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco is filled with eager startups gunning for their shot at stardom. Most of the companies are forgettable, but every so often one catches our attention. Muutu, a company ...READ»

Tech Watch: Hackers on Obama's Network, Hookers on Craigslist

The campaigns of both Barack Obama and John McCain were attacked by hackers. Who are the suspects? Craiglist is tightening security on its personals section to shutdown solicitations. And AT&T may be embracing the functionality of jailbreak apps for the iPhone.READ»

Blind Dating Gets Eyeballs With FaceTime iPhone App

It's tough finding a date these days. A new online dating service called Visual Friend can help.READ»

Pressure on Craigslist to Drop Its Prostitution Ads Gains Momentum [Update: "Adult Services" Taken Down]

On Saturday, Sept. 4, Craigslist removed access to its adult services section, the New York Times first reported. In the place of the usual adult services link was a black box with the word "CENSORED." READ»

iFive: Craigslist Fallout, Samsung's iPad, IBM's Super-fast chip, Google China Warning, Mark Hurd Lands at Oracle

While you were holidaying, the world spun on and new stuff happened. Here's today's quick summary.READ»

Craigslist Goes to Washington

Until it removed its "Adult Services" section two weeks ago, Craigslist might have expected to be on the defensive at tomorrow’s Capitol Hill hearing on sex trafficking. So what can it expect now?READ»

iFive: AT&T Facebook Protest, Craigslist U.S. Defeat, Yahoo Brain Drain, Alzheimer's Drugs, BP Spreads the Blame

Having survived destruction at the hands of two asteroids yesterday, the world spun on through the night and more news happened READ»

Craigslist's Craig Newmark Turns to Charity Promotion

Craig Newmark has a new gig: As well as working on his famously successful Craigslist, he's dabbling in philanthropy. But since he doesn't have Bill Gates' piles of cash, he's using a different asset--his voice.Newmark's just ...READ»

Are You on Craig's List?

Craig Newmark has organized a community whose members include some of the Web's most influential people. Here is his manual for (virtual) community organizers.READ»

Hire Me!

Note: if you start a blog and want to use the spell check, copy the contents of your posting first. Installing the spell check deletes the contents of the editing box! Aaargh. Wasted time. It's time to hire someone for the ...READ»

7 Essential Steps to Surviving a Post-Layoff Existence

So you're one of the unlucky ones. The entire economy is crumbling around us, and with every single company in existence looking to cut costs and become more efficient, you were deemed to be expendable. It's a lousy situation, to be ...READ»

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The Frenemy Relationship in Business

The friend-enemy relationship (aka friend-foe, or "froe") has become essential to business -- a thrillingly intricate dance that would impress even Bruno and Carrie Ann. Imagine Apple without the record labels, Google without Yahoo, and Harvey Weinstein without everyone else. The relationship can be so baffling, we humbly offer this field guide.READ»

Retail Internet Marketing and SEO on a Shoestring Budget

In turbulent times, only the strong will survive.  With the economy in recession, consumers are conserving their cash.  The last few months of economic volatility have forced retailers to battle waves of extreme ups and ...READ»

Free to Freecycle

Some of the best tools are extremely simple and functional. And lately, I've been enamored with the Freecycle Network, a loosely knit group of people around the world who are dedicating to reusing cast-off items -- and thereby ...READ»

Party's Over: Craigslist Goes Corporate

Biz touches on eBay's acquisition of a minority interest in Craig's List, joking about the effect -- and impact -- of the service's founder's "checks and balances." Call me a Cassandra, but today's 25% purchase of ...READ»

Reciprocity and a More Authentic World

“Do unto others as you would have done unto you.” The Golden Rule is often repeated, but seems to be rarely followed. That is, until you look closely. We are entering into a network economy, where our online connections...READ»

Get Your Heart On (Or, Er, Off): Take the Redesign Valentine's Day Challenge

Over 50 entries have already re-envisioned this lovers' holiday, thanks to a challenge from Studio 360. Here are some of our favorites so far.READ»

Do I Even Want This?

So often in my job search I find myself wondering if I should apply to certain gigs based on myriad of reasons (I'll go into detail below). Having been out of college for 10 years now and accumulated solid professional experience, ...READ»

10 Web 2.0 Ideas that Failed

With all of the hype surrounding Web 2.0 companies like Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, it’s easy to forget that lots of Web companies still fail. Here are 10 that failed in the past year – and why.READ»