Craig Newmark
Craig Newmark
Craig Alexander Newmarkis an American Internet entrepreneur best known for being the founder of the San Francisco-based international website Craigslist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth6 December 1952
CityMorristown, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
good people surprise
People are smart, good and surprise me with the way they use our site.
biggest good matters others shared
Right now, the biggest shared value that I can think of is that you should treat others the way you want to be treated, and just have some good sense about what matters to you.
check maybe model models publish
The problem is that with blogging, the model is publish first, maybe fact-check later. In newspapers, the model is you fact check first and then publish. But those models are merging.
experience matter similar
We had one similar experience with 9/11. That was a matter of hours, but it was more intense, obviously.
bill cops deal instincts internet remember surprising
I remember and know the Bill of Rights. But my instincts tell me to be helpful, and (that attitude) is surprising to a lot of cops who deal with Internet crimes.
conference culture internet means people regarding talking
It's a pretty important conference regarding Internet trends, because people are talking a lot about what's really happening. Not just the technology, but what it means for our culture in general.
bad ebay human list selling
This is a mistake. eBay bad and robotic, Craig's List human and good. And now on the way to selling out.
confidence feels
This feels particularly good. It reaffirms the confidence I have in people.
people provide run sites
Our sites are run by the people who use them. We just pretty much provide the infrastructure.
arts cool list simple technology
I started a simple list of what I thought were cool events, arts and technology stuff.
distracted prospect
During the bubble, we got distracted by the prospect of big bucks. Now it's much better balanced.
biggest failure loss newspapers problem result speak trust truth
I do think the biggest problem newspapers have is loss of trust, and I feel that's a result of failure to speak truth to power.
guys job noticed sudden team thinking
All of a sudden one of my guys noticed they were doing this, ... And then after a little reflection, my team started thinking 'how can we do a better job of this?'