Foreword
I started craigslist as a service to share information with my friends and neighbors. Now craigslist is a platform where over 50 million people, living in some 550 cities located in over 50 countries, help each other get through the day. Our focus is on everyday needs like getting a job or place to live, connecting with other people, or maybe selling or finding new stuff.
From one perspective, we’re like a flea market, which is as much about community as it is about commerce. craigslist is a marketplace in the ancient sense—“chaotic, sometimes unruly, and vividly human” writes Penelope Green of the New York Times. “craigslist is about us, not them,” wrote David Weinberger, regarding community perception.
Our community and company have ...
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