3. Introduction
Craigslist.com is a huge classified site.
Started as a San Francisco community
electronic newsletter.
It is almost free to post ads to Craigslist, and it
is also free to browse and respond to ads.
The users act like watchdogs by flagging ads.
4. The Craigslist Network
More than 450 cities have a craigslist
community site.
The concept of craigslist is a place to
communicate and to help one another.
The community member largely moderate the
sites.
The commercialism is eliminated as much as
possible.
5. Craigslist Financials
Craigslist was incorporated as a for-profit
organization in 1999.
The Craigslist make a profit by the fees for
some postings. For example, the job posting
fee in New York City is $25.
The Craigslist doesn't release its financial
results to the public, but estimations range is in
the millions of dollars -- $7 million for 2003 and
more than $20 million in 2005.
6. Craigslist Financials
Craig Newmark and Jim
Buckmaster make an
effort for keeping the
Craigslist a service-based
company, that focused on
online communities. So
they rejected offers to sell
the Craigslist for a huge
profit. Craig Newmark
(In 2006)
7. Craigslist Controversy
The Craigslist community
is challenging to eliminate
scam artists from the site.
So, the site has a section
announcing
countermeasure against
scams.
Police also scrutinizes the
site for searching ads
soliciting illegal goods or
services, such as the
prostitution.
