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PCMag
April 6, 2018
Update (4/9): Backpage Co-Founders Michael Lacey and James Larkin and five others associated with the site have been indicted on charges of facilitating prostitution, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit these offenses, AZCentral.com reports. The 93-count indictment, unsealed today by the U.S.Ãâà...
The Guardian
March 30, 2018
We can't take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking Craigslist personals offline.” The law puts new limits on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which has broadly protected internet providers from being held liable for content posted by their users.
Santa monica Observed
March 27, 2018
Despite predictions, it was not sexually transmitted diseases that ultimately brought down Craigslist, the king of anonymous meetings. It was Congress that ... Craig Newmark began the service in 1995 as an email distribution list to friends, featuring local events in the San Francisco Bay Area. It became aÃâà...
Gay Star News
March 26, 2018
Popular classifieds site Craigslist announced on Friday, 23 March that they will no longer be operating the site's personals section. ... Shortey, a Republican Trump supporter, pled guilty to using Craigslist to meet a 17-year-old boy in a motel room. ... Craigslist was founded in 1995 by Craig Newmark.
Chicago Sun-Times
March 24, 2018
Craigslist closes personals sections in US, cites measure. Nation/World ... Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark outside of their office in San Francisco. The classified ... SAN FRANCISCO — Americans looking for love or companionship on Craigslist can't make a connection.
USC News
March 23, 2018
USC Annenberg's past speakers have included former First Lady of California and journalist Maria Shriver, television pioneer Norman Lear, chairman and CEO of BET Networks Debra L. Lee, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, broadcasting executive Carole Black, film star and activist Geena Davis, andÃâà...
Gizmodo
March 22, 2018
As drastic as it may seem, it's easy to understand the why of Craigslist's decision to avoid the consequences of FOSTA, but the question now is whether other sites frequently used by sex workers will follow suit. We've reached out to Craigslist founder Craig Newmark for comment and will update if we hearÃâà...
Search Engine Roundtable
March 5, 2018
Craig Newmark the founder of Craigslist who is reportedly worth $1.31 billion gave a Google Talk at Google the other day. Craig is one of the good buys and he spoke about his non profit and his philanthropy efforts at Google the other day. Louis Gray from Google posted the photo on Instagram. He wroteÃâà...
Daily Californian
February 28, 2018
Craig Newmark, creator of the popular classified advertisements website Craigslist, spoke about his philanthropic business model and his website's simplicity during a Berkeley Forum event Tuesday evening. Newmark, whose dialogue was sprinkled with comedy and life lessons, talked to the audienceÃâà...
The Sarasota Post (blog)
February 28, 2018
His newly found sound that was completely unique and innovative caught on. His group, the Venusians, were become a trendy favorite around San Francisco and they soon found themselves playing for Apple, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. Before long, Craigslist founder, Craig Newmark, dubbed them theÃâà...
WSB Atlanta
February 23, 2018
Craigslist.com is a former email distribution list was started in San Francisco by former IBM programmer Craig Newmark in 1995. Widely known as the site that pretty much killed classified ads, Craigslist today is seen as an “internet commune,” filled with personals, jobs and all types of discussion forums.
WSB Atlanta
February 23, 2018
Craigslist.com is a former email distribution list was started in San Francisco by former IBM programmer Craig Newmark in 1995. Widely known as the site that pretty much killed classified ads, Craigslist today is seen as an “internet commune,” filled with personals, jobs and all types of discussion forums.
Business Insider
February 16, 2018
In the early 1990s, Craig Newmark was working in San Francisco and adjusting to life in a new city. In 1995 he started an email list. Eventually it became a website by the name of Craigslist. Selling furniture, finding apartments, and finding a missed connection would never be the same. On this episode ofÃâà...
Sonoma Index-Tribune
February 15, 2018
As for the future of journalism, Keller is optimistic – but not complacent. He says that while the Trump presidency has been good to newspaper profit margins, it doesn't solve the underlying problems with the business model, “which has been an issue ever since Craig Newmark started Craigslist and suckedÃâà...
Fast Company
February 12, 2018
... also show that women-led startups generate 15% higher financial returns than startups run exclusively by men. “Why aren't diverse founders being funded, given the data showing they generate higher returns in business?” asked Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
Entrepreneur
February 8, 2018
Craigslist is one of the least surprising entries on this list. With its minimalist design and practical functionality, Craigslist today still looks like somebody's side project. But in fact, the site dates back to 1995. That year, founder Craig Newmark started sending out a short email newsletter to a dozen of hisÃâà...
Business Insider
January 26, 2018
Business Insider spoke with Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, about a solution to "fake news." Newmark believes that there are too many unreliable news outlets who are poor at identifying trustworthy news. Newmark's project aims to reduce bot networks that propagate fake news, identifying theÃâà...
The Ringer (blog)
June 1, 2017
Craig Newmark has been really into birding lately. The habit began a few years ago, by accident, much like his famous “list.” When he wasn't answering customer service emails from Craigslist users — something the 64-year-old tech icon still does to this day — he'd flip through TV channels until he hit aÃâà...
PC Magazine
April 19, 2017
The initiative is a partnership between international partners including Facebook, Mozilla, the CUNY School of Journalism, and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark. Craig Newmark, you might be asking yourself? The guy you go to when you want to find a gently used box spring in your neighborhood?
WKYC.com
December 31, 1999
Craig Newmark, an American Internet entrepreneur best known for founding the San Francisco-based international website Craigslist. M. Frank Rudy, the aeronautical engineer who patented a cushioning system based on an inert gas encapsulated in polyurethane plastic. It was trademarked by Nike as theÃâà...
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