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craigslist is a centralized network of online communities, featuring free online classified advertisements – with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.

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Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.


Judge dismisses 'Adult Services' Craigslist suit

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(AP) -- A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit aimed at driving classified ads for prostitution off the Craigslist Web site.


Top tech firms back open Internet in FCC letter

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Twitter and other leading Web and technology companies expressed support Monday for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) efforts to ensure an open Internet.


Small is beautiful (and successful) for newspapers (AP)

Small is beautiful (and successful) for newspapers

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created Aug 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Newspapers are hurting all over the United States, but the pain is less severe at small publications like The Blackshear Times in Georgia.


A man walks past the office of online site Craigslist in San Francisco, California

Alleged 'Craigslist Killer' pleads not guilty

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created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The 23-year old medical student accused of killing a prostitute he met after answering an Internet ad on the popular Craigslist website, pleaded not guilty Monday in a Boston, Massachusetts courtroom.


Study: Craigslist revenue to climb 23 pct to $100M

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created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Craigslist, one of the Internet's top sites for classified ads, is thriving while newspapers and other marketing-driven media are reeling from huge revenue losses, according to a report to be released Wednesday.


Copies of the San Diego Union-Tribune are shown on display at a newsstand in San Diego, California, in March

US newspaper ad revenue slide continues

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US newspaper advertising revenue fell more than 28 percent in the first quarter of the year with both print and online posting declines, according to the Newspaper Association of America.


Old fashioned bartering in a high tech world

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

I'm curious to see how something like this works out. TheSmarterBarter.com is launching a new Web-based bartering system that pledges to help people who want to trade things find other like-minded people.


Craigslist announced Wednesday that it had filed suit against a state attorney general

Craigslist strikes back, files suit

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Craigslist announced Wednesday that it had filed suit against a state attorney general who has threatened criminal charges against the online classifieds site in a dispute over "erotic services" ads.


7 in NY charged in Craigslist prostitution ring

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Seven people have been indicted on charges of running a 24-hour prostitution ring on Craigslist, New York's attorney general announced Wednesday, the day after Craigslist's CEO filed a lawsuit to keep South Carolina's ...


Craigslist CEO asks SC AG to apologize for threat

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The CEO of Craigslist is asking South Carolina's attorney general to apologize for threatening to prosecute the company if any advertisements on the Web site lead to a prostitution case.


Craigslist to drop 'erotic services' classifieds

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created May 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (8) | comments 2

(AP) -- A month after the killing of a masseuse who advertised on Craigslist, the classified ad site announced plans Wednesday to eliminate its "erotic services" category and screen all submissions to a new "adult services" ...


A man walks past the office of online site Craigslist in San Francisco

US attorneys meet with Craigslist on ad concerns

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

US attorneys general met with Craigslist on Tuesday to discuss concerns that the free online classified service is being used to advertise prostitution.


Craigslist CEO: Crooks who use site will be caught

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The chief executive of Craigslist has a message for people who try to use the popular Internet advertising site to commit crimes: You're going to get caught.