Craigslist & NY Culture
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Written By Reprise Media | July 26, 2005 | Share This
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A new job. A new home. A new love. When you think about it, the classified ads are pretty powerful. Anyone who’s ever placed an ad or responded to one (i.e., pretty much everyone) knows what impact they have on our individual lives.
But have you ever considered what classified sites can do for a bigger group? Say - an entire city? An article on NewYorkMetro.com called How Craigslist Has Changed New York reflects on how the classified site that’s low on bells & whistles but big on page views has altered the Big Apple’s culture.
Craigslist New York launched 5 years ago this month. Founder Newmark admits to “some trepidation” over the launch of the NY-based version of the San Francisco site, but said his fears were all for naught - “The moral tone of New Yorkers is very high.” Back then the site averaged 200 posts a day. Now it’s over 50,000.
Speaking of Craiglist, check out this slightly bizarre Craigslist post from “John F.”, a guy who wants to work for Google on the moon.
(link via BoingBoing)
Topics: Craigslist |
Good post but short though. Pls go thru the post on “How Craiglist helps in Online Marketing” ? This will definetly help all who are intending to get listed on Craiglist. Thanks