The document provides information about how Craigslist works. It discusses that Craigslist started as a free online community bulletin board for San Francisco, and has since expanded internationally while maintaining a focus on local communities. It operates with a small staff and prioritizes an accessible experience for users over large profits. Posting classified ads is free for users, while Craigslist earns revenue from other advertisements.

1. Week 5: Group Reading Topic
HOW CRAIGSLIST WORKS

2. Group introduction
● s1150176 Katsuyuki Nishiguti
● s1150188 Yusuke Baba

3. Index
1. What is craingslist?
2. The Craigslist Network
3. Craigslist Financials

4. What is craingslist?
● Craigslist.org is a San Francisco commun
ity electronic newsletter. The San Franci
sco community electron circuit bulletin
is nothing of English websites visited mo
st now.
● Posting for most classifieds categories o
n craigslist is free, and it's also free
to browse and respond to ads.

5. The Craigslist Network
● Each craigslist site focuses on a specifi
c community and craigslist only listed c
lassifieds and announcements within San F
rancisco. But the service gradually grew
in popularity.
● Craigslist employees can focus their atte
ntion on coordinating transactions for jo
b and housing posts.Without communal mode
ration, the craigslist staff would be ove
rworked.

6. Craigslist Financials
● Craigslist started as a pet project but b
lossomed into a full-fledged company and
incorporated as a profit organization and
has expanded to cover many cities and com
munities.
● Newmark has said that keeping the communa
l culture of craigslist intact is more i
mportant than making enormous profits. An
d they get profit for the advertisement w
ith various ideas.