Craigs List.com
is a centralized network of online
urban communities, featuring free classified advertisements (with
jobs, housing, personals, for sale/barter/wanted, services,
community, gigs and resumes categories) and forums sorted by various
topics.
Craigs
List.com was founded in 1995 by Craig Newmark for the San
Francisco Bay Area. After incorporation in 1999, Craigs list.com
expanded into nine more cities in 2000 (all of them in the U.S.),
four each in 2001 and 2002, and 14 in 2003.
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As of 2005, Craigslist operates with a staff of 19 people. Its sole
source of revenue is paid job ads in select cities ($75 per
ad for the San Francisco Bay Area; $25 per ad for New York and Los
Angeles).
As of October, 2005,
Craigslist
had
established itself in approximately 150 cities in the U.S., Canada,
U.K., Ireland, continental Europe, Australia, South Africa, Asia,
Israel, and Brazil. |
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Sample Craigs List classified
ads:
housing, apts, sublets, housing wanted,
diets, housing swap,
vacation rentals,
parking, office, real estate for sale |
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Craigs List.com serves over 4 billion
page views per month, good for 7th place overall among Internet companies,
to 10 million unique visitors. With 7 million new classified ads each month,
Craigslist is the leading classifieds service in any medium.
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Space
Craigslist
News
Three women are facing prostitution
charges after soliciting customers on Craigslist, a community classifieds
and forum Web site.
An Alameda woman told police that a
couple who contacted her after she advertised camera equipment for sale on
the Web site craigslist.org stole the items from her.
The
classified advertisements range from traditional buy/sell ads and
community announcements, to personal ads and even "erotic services".
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Although the company does not disclose financial information, journalists
have speculated that its annual revenue approached $10 million in 2004.
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In 2001, the company started the
Craigslist Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps
emerging nonprofit organizations get established, gain visibility,
attract the attention of potential donors, and develop the skills
and knowledge required for long-term success.
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It accepts charitable donations, and
rather than directly funding organizations, it produces face-to-face
events and offers online resources to help grassroots organizations
get off the ground and contribute real value to the community.
Craigs List
covers thousands of classified ads,
such as:
jobs, apartments, housing, real estate and personals.
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