Craigslist

Craigslist

Craigslist provides local classifieds and forums for jobs, housing, selling, personals, services, internships, sales, barter, wanted services, resumes, pets, local community and events. Craigslist is all over the world; in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Africa, Europe, Asia and other International countries and their cities. You search via the site nearest to you, choosing from all Australian states and territories, or you suggest a new one!

Craigslist also provides tips on avoiding scan and fraud, personal safety tips, a blog, fact sheets, best-of's and a events calendar.

Craigslist has found that the majority of craigslist users are trustworthy and well-intentioned but it is still very important to take common sense precautions online, as you would in reality, outside and offline. Because whilst using Craigslist you may need to meet with a person Craigslist suggests that you remember to:
Insist on a public meeting place like a cafe
Tell a friend or family member where you're going
Take your cell phone along if you have one
Consider having a friend accompany you
Trust your instincts

Taking these measures will ensure that Craigslist continues as a safe environment for everyone.

Craig Newmark began the service of Craigslist in 1995 as a series of emails sent to friends about local events in his area, San Francisco Bay Area. Craig was a web-oriented software engineer who had 30 years of IT experience from IBM and Bank of America. His emails moved to a web-based service in 1996. In 2000 the services expanded into nine more United States Cities and as of April 2009 Craiglist had established itself in 570 cities in 50 countries.

The CEO of Craigslist, Jim Buckmaster, has said that he has little interest in maximising profit, instead prefers to help others find cars, aparments, jobs and dates. Jim Buckmaster was in web development before moving to Craigslist and he has been the subject of many feature stories in large profile magazines and newsappers.

To help with cirisims users of Craigslist are able to flag ads that appear to violate the sites policies.

Craigslist has a foundation, Craigslist Foundation which helps emerging non-profit organisations become established and gain vibsitility whilst attracting attention to potential donors. The foundation accepts chariatble donations.