Interview with Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist
About Craig Newmark and Craigslist
(Wikipedia) Having observed people (on the Net, The WELL, and Usenet) helping one another in a friendly, social and trusting community way, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark decided to create something similar for local San Francisco events. Soon word-of-mouth and popular demand led to the addition of new categories, and “the list” became large enough to demand the use of a list server (majordomo), which required a name. Friends started calling it “Craig’s List”, and the name stuck. Craigslist was once renamed listfoundation.org for a brief period in 1999.
Newmark says that Craigslist works because it gives people a voice, a sense of community trust and even intimacy. Other factors he cites are consistency of down-to-earth values, customer service and simplicity.
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Craig talks about developing an interest in technology, working for IBM, why he never made Craigslist a public company, billionaires, minimal design vs. flashy content, global warming, his legacy, and much more!
Filed under: Social Networking, Business, Internet, Technology, All by Ronald Lewis
video of craig’s presentation in NYC:
http://www.scribemedia.org/2007/01/20/craig-newmark/
Hi Ronald!
I’d take a closer look at the cold basic facts about craigslist (especially at what seems to have been the unnecessary switch from non-profit to *for* profit).
Delia
P.S. good luck with everything and take care! D.