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Craigslist is a classified advertisements website that focuses on local communities. It started as a newsletter in San Francisco and now covers over 450 cities worldwide. The site allows users to post classified ads in categories like housing, jobs, items for sale, services, and personals. Craigslist has expanded its network of local sites and become financially successful while also facing some controversies like illegal activity on the site.
Week13 b
- 1. ? Introduction to How Craigslist Works Craigslist.org which original is a San Fr ancisco community electronic newsletter is now one of the most visited English l anguage Web sites, with local classified s for more than 450 cities worldwide. Ma in function of the cites classify a lot of advertisements that cover almost all category we can think of, for example, h ousing, job postings, items for sale, se rvices and personals. The sites also hol ds the discussion which topics is everyt hing from gardening to the Linux operati ng system.
- 2. ? The Craigslist Network Each craigslist site focuses on a specifi -c community.Originally,the Craiglist on -ly listed classifieds and annuncements in San Francisco.The more popular the se -rvice grew, the more expansive Craig Ne -wmark's original concept was beyond and craiglist added other cities to its netw -ork, for example, at first, Boston, lat -er, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York Seat -tle and Washington D.C.. Today, craigli -st is followed more than 450 cities.
- 3. ? Craigslist Financials Craigslist started as a pet project but b -lossomed into a full-fledged company.Cr -aiglist incorporated as a for-profit or -ganization and the company also purchas -ed the domain craiglist.com the reason is to prevent anyone buy it and misleadi -ng craiglist members. Since then, to be -come a powerful financial, craigslist h -as expanded to cover more cities and co -mmunities.
- 4. ? Craigslist Controversy The site has a section describing common scam tactics and what users should do if they come across them.One scam that has popped up in several craigslist communit -ies involves a buyer overpaying for an -item. In this scam, an innocent seller advertises an item on craigslist for a g -iven amount --it is $1,500.Police scan craigslist for ads soliciting illegal go ods or services.
- 5. ? Lots More Information Related HowStuffWorks Articles ? How Blogs Work ? How Digg Works ? How Internet Infrastructure Works ? How Internet Search Engines Work ? How PayPal Works More Great Links ? craigslist.org
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