today.reuters.com — The founder of craigslist, the free social networking and classifieds Web site, said on Thursday he is not interested in selling out, a few hours after social networking site MySpace was valued at $15 billion.
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kanjaSep 28, 2006
"We both know some people who own more than a billion (dollars) and they're not any the happier. They also need bodyguards," he said.I want a bodyguard...
noiseySep 28, 2006
Thanks Craig! You're awesome!
honkyman5000Sep 29, 2006
It's not as pure as it sounds<a class="user" href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/press/ebay.stake.html">http://www.craigslist.org/about/press/ebay.stake.html</a> - EBay Buys Stake in Craigslist
quazywabbitSep 29, 2006
oh and I do. by selling the craigslist he would have nothing to gain. He doesn't need the extra money, and they most likely wouldn't add any benefit to the site itself.
arcticceltSep 29, 2006
"fe2dell: Umm, does he not realize he sold out already by selling a big stake to eBay??? C'mon now..."I guess that reading comprehension is not your forte."Craigslist is 25 percent owned by eBay after one of the shareholders who helped to set up the site in the 1990s sold his stake in 2004." He did not "sold" anything, an ex employee/founder did, what part of this did you not comprehend?
mosdaveSep 29, 2006
While I admire his stance and his attitude towards the big corporations its amazing to think what he could do with all the money if he sold Craigslist. There are many people in the world who benefit enormously from a small injection of cash into the right charity organisation. Now Craig can do what the hell he likes with his money and I'm not saying he should cash in and help others but when he says "If you're living comfortably, what's the point of having more?" Well, why not help people who have nothing and give them a chance?
d_doubleSep 29, 2006
Free seems to be the way to go when getting people to trade and connect on the web. New web startup <a class="user" href="http://whatsonmybookshelf.com">http://whatsonmybookshelf.com</a> does the same with books. I'd love to see libraries deconstructed in place of people just trading what they arlready have.Craigslist is in desparate need of expansion to other cities!
ardellinSep 30, 2006
Oh... then forget I said that :)
jihoy1Jan 21, 2009
Craigslist is one of the best free classified ads sites out there. I am building my own version of free classifieds site <a class="user" href="http://www.jihoy.com">http://www.jihoy.com</a> that hopefully, will address the issue of trust, when doing transactions on free classified ads site. Craig is my idol.
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