Tacos to trannies: Craigslist has it all: A quick overview of the legend that is Craigslist.
“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 out with everyday stuff.’ He now runs it with 12 other employees and a chief executive, Jim Buckmaster.”
Perfect example of starting something to fill a need, not over-reaching, and just growing to meet demand. The site utterly devoid of any design — Times New Roman, 12 pt. But it works because it provides great content. What does this say about the state of Web design?
CNET > Technology > Report: Craigslist costing newspapers millions" href="http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-1024_3-5505076.html">Report: Craigslist costing newspapers millions: Interesting information on the phenomenon that is CraigsList. I wonder how long until the newspapers file a lawsuit for unfair competition? Free community Web site Craigslist has cost San Francisco Bay Area newspapers up to…
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…
The movie to be based on Cragislist was mentioned in the CNN piece, and Wired has another article about it this morning.