Morning,
I remember back in 1998 when I first came across Craigslist (here’s what it looked like back then!) - I was busy teaching recruiters how to find candidates on the Internet for free and noticed that one could post resumes/jobs. And when I gave a seminar in San Francisco in 1999, I emailed Craig to ask permission to post information about it; I received back a very nice note that impressed me with regards to his customer service.

Thus, you can imagine how delighted I was to read a new interview with him, to wit:

… Elan Form’s simple two-piece shell snaps snug around your iPhone. “We were an early mover doing what we do, and it does help that the site is almost all free. We think we have a really good culture of trust, and that’s because without consciously doing so, we have stood by some core shared values,” said Craig Newmark, Craigslist founder and customer service representative….

… The effort started in 1994. I was at Charles Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW) , working on overall security architecture. While I was looking around at the Internet, I saw a lot of people helping each other out and thought that I should do something too. So in 1995, I began to e-mail a bunch of friends about art and technical events in San Francisco.

Over the months that followed, people kept asking if I could add the occasional job posting and listings for things to sell, too. Then I said, “Let’s add apartment listings, too.”….MORE….

Craig is a true pioneer for the Internet; he deserves all the success and more. And if you want to get some great insights into craigslist, check out:

• A Craigslist Story (really good!)
  
• 24 Hours on Craigslist
• 92 Stories about Craigslist
• How Craigslist has changed NY
• Craigslist - a community with a conscience

Do enjoy the resources above - it does my heart good to know such people are out there.

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert

ps - want some neat San Francisco vintage goodies?