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Conflicting Interests Under the Spotlight in eBay-Craigslist Lawsuit
EBay has gone public with the details of its lawsuit against Craigslist and its two shareholders Craig Newmark and James Buckmaster. While suit details alleged self-dealing by Newmark and Buckmaster and a rift over eBay's Kijiji unit, which competes with Craigslist, it's worth pondering the motives--and perceptions--here. ...
How to Succeed Like Craigslist
Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster, founder and CEO of Craigslist respectively, know that people want to learn and emulate the secret to their success. Is it their laid-back approach to revenue growth and competition, as CNET wrote about last year? Is it a complete lack of vision and a pliability that...
eBay Goes Head-to-Head with Craigslist
Last Friday, eBay launched the U.S. version of their Kijiji.com online classified site, which will directly compete with Craigslist.org. On the surface, that's not such a surprise. Online classifieds seems a natural extension of eBay's core online auction business and e-commerce brand. Some have already heaped praise on Kijiji's interface,...
EBay, Craigslist, and E-Commerce: Newspapers Fight to Recapture Revenue
Fundamentally, advertising in any form is simply a transaction facilitator. Whether it's a three-line print ad or a "Buy now" button on a Web page, the goal is the same: A buyer connects with a seller, and they consummate an exchange. The only real difference between the liner and the...
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Stadium of Fire ticket prices as of Wednesday
-- Tickets Today Inc., Sandy -- $75-$300 -- TicketTango.com -- $54-$391 -- StubHub.com -- $82-$542 -- TicketFinder.com -- $65-$420 -- craigslist.org -- $45-$600 -- eBay.com -- $40 and up...
Inman News Gears Up for 12th Annual Real Estate Connect Conference
As the real estate market continues tofeel the effects of 20-year record-low home sales, Inman News is gearing up for this year's12th annual Real Estate Connect conference, to be held July 23-25at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Real Estate Connect is the premierereal estate conference,...
support.com Offers Tips to Reduce Security Risks for Pre-Owned Computer Buyers and Sellers in Orlando
Thinking of buying or selling a usedcomputer, or donating an older machine to your favorite charity? Youaren't alone -- according to a recent survey by support.com, a leader inremote technology support. 40% of broadband internet users have purchasedor received a used computer and 55% have sold or given...
support.com Offers Tips to Reduce Security Risks for Pre-Owned Computer Buyers and Sellers in San Diego
Thinking of buying or selling a usedcomputer, or donating an older machine to your favorite charity? Youaren't alone -- according to a recent survey by support.com, a leader inremote technology support. 40% of broadband internet users have purchasedor received a used computer and 55% have sold or given...
support.com Offers Tips to Reduce Security Risks for Pre-Owned Computer Buyers and Sellers in Boston
Thinking of buying or selling a usedcomputer, or donating an older machine to your favorite charity? You aren'talone -- according to a recent survey by support.com, a leader in remotetechnology support. 40% of broadband internet users have purchased orreceived a used computer and 55% have sold or given away...
Dublin woman arrested in prostitution sting
DUBLIN -- Police arrested a woman on suspicion of prostitution Friday after the suspect allegedly solicited an undercover officer while her 6-year-old son waited in an adjacent bedroom of her apartment. Monica Pannell, 30, of Dublin was arrested at her home and booked at Santa Rita...
I Need a Hit Man. Now.
Craigslist, the online classified-ad giant, has become the unwitting host to criminals of every description. Last November, three people in Northern California responded to a posting on the classified ad site craigslist.org titled simply “Freelance.” The premise was generic, if not a little secretive: the poster wanted someone...
Everyday Health is the Biggest Winner: Visitors Increased More Than Any Other Online Property in 2007 -Including Facebook and Google
Site Named One of Top 100 U.S. Sites by comScore Media Metrix BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Everyday Health, which is operated by Waterfront Media, the largest privately held online health company, grew 349%, more than any other Internet property in 2007, according to a new study by comScore Media...
Investor Watch: BCSC Warns Investors About Online Investment Groups and Meet Ups.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 31, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The British Columbia Securities Commission is warning the public to look out for possible affinity frauds when using social networking websites that facilitate or advertise meetings related to investment products and seminars. ...
Craigslist gives UC Berkeley $1.6M faculty endowment
BERKELEY -- The Web site Craigslist.org has donated $1.6 million to the University of California, Berkeley, for the first endowed faculty position at the Berkeley Center for New Media. The donation will be combined with a $1.5 million gift from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,...
Craigslist gives Cal $1.6 million
BERKELEY -- The Web site Craigslist.org has donated $1.6 million to the University of California, Berkeley, for the first endowed faculty position at the Berkeley Center for New Media. The donation will be combined with a $1.5 million gift from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,...
Tulane University selling modular building on craigslist.org
Tulane University has turned to craigslist.org, an online classified and forums Web site with listings from 450 cities worldwide, to sell a modular structure used during renovations to its student center about four years ago. Tulane is selling the 4-year-old modular building that is 200...
Craigslist offers alternative for busy holiday shoppers
I've been doing more of my holiday shopping online this year thanks to Craigslist.org, the classifieds Web site. This isn't a plug for Craigslist, because there are other local classified ad sources, but Craigslist has vaulted to the top in town. Just about every day, I count almost 1,000 new...
In online sting, Bensalem police charge 6 women with prostitution
When Bensalem police arrested six Philadelphia-area women this week on prostitution charges, nobody had to hit the streets or infiltrate a brothel. Authorities simply planned the sting via Craigslist.org. The online marketplace - where houses are listed, jobs are found, and merchandise is sold - has apparently also found favor...
Teenager charged in death of nanny
MINNEAPOLIS -- A 24-year-old woman applying for a baby-sitting gig told her roommate that a person who placed the online ad "seemed kind of strange." But she went to the home anyway, thinking she might meet a couple needing her help. Instead, authorities said, Katherine Ann...
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