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Attention Craig Newmark: Citizens aren’t customers (Rational rants)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:12:56 GMT

Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, has offered a thoughtful but misguided palliative at CNN to the shortcomings of the age of networked democracy. … if you know how Americans use the Net to talk, you can easily stay in touch with real people. Speaking as a customer service rep, that’s the real deal. I agree wholeheartedly that [...]

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DonorsChoose.org: Founder of Craigslist Joins DonorsChoose.org National Advisory Council (Market Wire)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) DonorsChoose.org today announced that Craig Newmark, the founder, Chairman and customer service representative of Craigslist, has joined the National Advisory Council of DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit website connecting donors with classroom needs in public schools.

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Convention Reporters: Remainders (MediaBistro.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:10:12 GMT

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, writing for Reuters, Huffington Post and CNewmark.com. He tells FishbowlDC: "And yes, I'm keeping my day job, will be doing customer service while reporting." "To help reporters cover the money angles of the conventions and to blog on OpenSecrets.org about money's influence on the conventions and the election," Sheila Krumholz, executive...

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Craig Newmark and Mark Pincus introduce ladyfriends to Obama [Caption Contest] (Valleywag)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

From right to left, Sutter Hill Ventures's Greg Sands, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus, Barack Obama, Pincus's new wife Alison Gelb Pincus, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and "the girlfriend," Eileen... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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The Choice is Transparent (AssortedStuff)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:14:03 GMT

Craig Newmark, the Founder and Customer Service Rep (that’s his official title!) of Craigslist knows something about creating communities on the web. And he offers the presidential candidates some wisdom on the relationship between the internet and the federal government that should exist. – the Internet gives everyone a potentially equal voice, as long as no special [...]

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Craig Newmark at Inman Real Estate Connect (The Local Onliner)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:34:11 GMT

Craigslist is arguably the number one real estate site with real estate-oriented page views in the “low billions per month.” So it makes sense to have founder Craig Newmark address the first day of the Inman Real Estate Conference in San Francisco. Newmark never reveals very much about the service, humbly referring to himself as just [...]

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Craigslist founder recently subscribed to NYT's print edition (Everyday Ethics)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:04:46 GMT

Advertising Age Craig Newmark -- the man who is supposedly killing newspapers -- wants to get better informed about the presidential election. "Hence, subscribing to the Times," he says. More from Nat Ives ' piece on the Times and publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. : * "Whether you love or hate the Times, it plays a big part in setting the national agenda," writes Ives. "Its brand depends...

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Craig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist, to Deliver Keynote Address at PRSA 2008 International Conference for Public Relations and Communications Professionals (Business Wire)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:23:00 GMT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) announced today that Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, will be a keynote speaker at the

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Can Craigslist Save The Daily? (rev2.org)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:07:27 GMT

I just finished reading an intriguing open letter from Steve Outing. The letter was addressed to Craig Newmark, who is the founder of Craigslist . Outing suggest that Craigslist considers four things that could help save Newspapers. Although he attributes the downturn of the newspaper industy on Craigslist, he also considers Craig Newmark a compassionate...

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Craig, Please Save the Newspapers; Here's How (Paidcontent)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:56:04 GMT

Steve Outing has written a very interesting open letter to Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, on how the classifieds site can help newspapers survive...well, technically newspaper sites, and the focus being on saving journalism, not an outdated print model. Among his ideas: -- Allow local newspapers to scrape Craigslist ads -- Allow consumers to place ads on Craigslist...

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Can Craigslist Help Save Journalism? (Poynter Online)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:12:46 GMT

Brian Solis, via Flickr (CC license) Could Craiglist founder Craig Newmark end up helping to save journalism? Last Friday on Reinventing Classifieds former Tidbits editor Steve Outing posted an open letter to the founders of Craigslist . In a nutshell, Outing: Congratulated Craigslist on their continued success. Reminded founders Craig Newmark...

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An Event Worth Attending (eJewish Philanthropy)

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:00:53 GMT

As many of you probably know, the Craigslist Foundation’s 2008 Nonprofit Bootcamp is coming up in NYC on August 16th at The NYU Skirball Center. Not only will you have a chance to meet Craig Newmark and hear Majora Carter speak (among»

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TreeHugger Tip: Craig Newmark on Using Less (Treehugger)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:31:50 GMT

Craigslist Founder, Craig Newmark on his TreeHugger Habits Craig Newmark , Founder of Craigslist , was kind enough to send in a short video for our TreeHugger Tips series explaining the small things he does out of concern for the environment. He touches on conserving resources by using less stuff and reusing what ...

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Social Networking Threats Addressed at MAAWG Meeting; Industry Advances to Combat Other Online Abuse (Matt's blog)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:26:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Initiating a dialogue with ISPs on how to protect social sites from exploitation, Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, asked network operators to trust that users will voluntarily report abuse and to cooperate with sites in building a safe online environment at the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) general meeting in San Francisco...

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Cueless Newspaper Found in Adless Bar (Digital Daily - All Things Digital)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:12:45 GMT

During a 2005 panel discussion about the future of newspapers, a photo of craigslist founder Craig Newmark was displayed and attendees were asked whether or not they recognized him or his name. Few did. Conduct the same experiment today and the results would be much different. Newmark’s name and photo would almost certainly be recognized, and perhaps met with brief attacks...

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Would an in-house attorney keep Craigslist in line? [Craigslist] (Valleywag)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Hookers and eBay, shares and cops. If Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster, had an attorney on staff with them, would that have prevented questionable legal moves by the founder and CEO of the world's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Craigslist Founder Talks Newspapers, Obama (Post I.T.)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:05:35 GMT

Craig Newmark takes his day job pretty serious. The founder of Craigslist, the online classified site, stopped by the Post yesterday and told us how he spends a lot of his time doing customer service -- especially watching out for anything offensive that might get posted to the site. He also downplayed the site's impact on the newspaper business. The free classifieds often...

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Craigslist: Attorney Needed? (Law.com)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:44:08 GMT

Craig Newmark created Craigslist in 1995 as a hobby. Over the past decade, Craigslist has enjoyed a magical ride along the information superhighway, making millions from its online classified ads. But in April the pavement suddenly got rough. Craigslist was sued by its minority partner, the Internet auction giant eBay Inc., then quickly countersued....

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Craigslist Founder Chats with The Post (Post I.T.)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:35:38 GMT

Craig Newmark, the founder of online classified site Craigslist, stopped by The Post today to proclaim his admiration and support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. And in case we weren't convinced of his conviction, Newmark proved it by showing off his Obama wristwatch with gold hour and minute hands ticking across the candidate's face. So what does...

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A List Apart (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 17 June 2008) (WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:53:00 GMT

Craig Newmark , founder of Craigslist , talks about personal democracy, peer-to-peer communication, and his pursuits beyond Craigslist. Event: Craig Newmark will take part in the Personal Democracy Forum at Lincoln Center next week.

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