2. A forms section
The site's main function is to host classified ads
that cover practically every category you can
think of, including housing, job postings, items
for sale, services and personals. There's also a
forums section that allows users to discuss
topics on everything from gardening to the
Linux operating system.
3. Content of craigslist
Noncommercial way to connect with other
people in their communities. Posting for most
classifieds categories on craigslist is free. The
Web site doesn't have any flashy animation or
graphics.
4. About craigslist
If all we want to do is browse the site, you can
just visit “craigslist.org” and click away. The site
has a range of broad categories, and each
category has several subcategories, making it
easy to navigate to the appropriate section
quickly.
5. Ads of craigslist(1)
Most ads include the member's e-mail address.
Craigslist offers a function that masks e-mail so
that members don't have to worry about their
address being openly available. All transactions
are between the person who posted the ad and
the person responding to it.
6. Ads of craigslist(2)
If we want to participate in forum discussions or
post our own classifieds, we need to create a
craigslist account.
7. Users flag posts
Craigslist users act like the site's watchdogs by
monitoring the content that gets posted. Users
flag posts to draw attention to those that are
particularly interesting and those that detract
from the site. The tags that can be applied to
posts are best of craigslist, miscategorized,
spam/overpost and prohibited.
8. In summary
In this article, we'll look at craigslist's impact on
the Internet, the corporate structure of the
company and some of the controversies
involving the Web site. In the next section, we'll
learn about craigslist's presence on the Web.
