Forbes.com: EBay Buys 25 Percent Stake in Craigslist: Bet Craig is happy. If you’ve never heard of Craigslist, look here.
Online auctioneer eBay Inc. said Friday that it purchased a 25 percent pre-existing stake in San Jose, Calif.-based online marketplace craigslist.
With sites in 45 cities around the world, craigslist is an online meeting place for people looking to meet others, find a job, or locate an apartment as well as trade in such goods as tickets, furniture, cars and sporting goods.
Tacos to trannies: Craigslist has it all: A quick overview of the legend that is Craigslist. < blockquote>"Craig Newmark founded Craigslist in 1995, at the urging of friends who enjoyed receiving his e-mail roundup of local events. The bare bones site was meant as an 'online community where folks help each other…
Craig is most definately not happy. Ebay didn't buy the stake from him. They bought it from a former friend of his who owned 25% of the stock. Read about it on his blog: http://www.cnewmark.com/archives/000265.html