1. Week 13
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Hiromu Kanomata

2. How Craigslist Works
Craig Newmark, an alumnus of Case West-
ern, began the service in 1995 as an
email distribution list of friends, fea-
turing local events in the San Francisco
Bay Area, before becoming a web-based
service in 1996. After incorporation as
a private for-profit company in 1999,
Craigslist expanded into nine more U.S.
cities in 2000, four each in 2001 and
2002, and 14 in 2003. As of November
2009[update], Craigslist has established
itself in approximately 700 cities in 70
countries.

3. How Craigslist Works
Having observed people helping
one another in friendly, social
and trusting communal ways on
the Internet, the WELL, and
Usenet, and feeling isolated as
a relative newcomer to San
Francisco, Craigslist founder
Craig Newmark decided to create
something similar for local
events.[12]

4. How Craigslist Works
In 2001, the company started the Craig-
slist Foundation,a § 501 nonprofit or-
ganization that connects people to the
resources they need to strengthen commu-
nities and neighborhoods. They offer
free and low cost events and online re-
sources promote community building at
all levels. It accepts charitable dona-
tions, 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".

5. How Craigslist Works
n January 2000, current CEO Jim
Buckmaster joined the company as
lead programmer and CTO. Buckmaster
contributed the site's multi-city
architecture, search engine, dis-
cussion forums, flagging system,
self-posting process, homepage de-
sign, personals categories, and
best-of-Craigslist feature. He was
promoted to CEO in November 2000.

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