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.

15:50 - Newmark on shutting down Craigslistfinder.com.

17:32 - End

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