End of Classified Ads with Craigslist.org Founder Craig Newmark

FEBRUARY 26, 2019, MIAMI, FLORIDA:.Craig Newmark, Craig Newmark Philantropies & Craiglist, during the 2019 Knight Foundation Media Forum at the JW Marriott Marquis during a break..(Photo by Patrick Farrell)

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Founder of Craigslist.org, Craig Newmark shares about the success of Craigslist and his personal business style.

He was interviewed last month during the PRSA International Conference where he gave a keynote on Social Media and Democracy.

Craig Newmark is the internet entrepreneur who founded the popular San Francisco based website Craigslist.org, a non-commercial community bulletin board with classifieds and discussion forums.

A site that gets 12 billions hits a month.

Show Notes:

2:57 – Newmark on the reach and rank of Craigslist.org.

3:40 – Newmark on where the mainstream news media is headed.

5:06 – Newmark on whether news media is or is not a social service.

6:36 – Newmark on the waning media’s roll in acting as a check and balance against government.

7:54 – Newmark on the ideas behind the look and feel of his site.

10:11 – Newmark on his personal financial situation.

11:56 – Newmark shares some advice on what makes social media work.

13:34 – Newmark describes Craigslist.org’s impact on the classified sections in newspapers.

14:33 – Newmark on the impact of the economic crisis on Craigslist.org.

14:59 – Newmark on his favorite Craislist.org posting.