Jim Buckmaster

Craigslist CEO Seeking Anderson Cooper Type for Non-Trashing (And Maybe Coffee?)

Kara Swisher in News on August 31, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

Craiglist CEO Jim Buckmaster let one fly yesterday at CNN reporter Amber Lyon for a report on child sex trafficking she did that focused on the role played by the online-classified giant. It included using a May interview with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark that Buckmaster characterized as an ambush. He ended by noting that if “[CNN anchor] Anderson Cooper would like to come out to SF and sit with us for an interview worthy of CNN’s viewers, we’ll consider it.”

Whitman Testifies in EBay-Craigslist Dispute

Jerry A. Dicolo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 8, 2009 at 8:18 am PT

Former eBay Inc. Chief Executive Meg Whitman was never aware of any plans by the company to steal any secret information from Craigslist while eBay was a minority stakeholder, Ms. Whitman testified on Monday. Ms. Whitman, who served as eBay’s CEO from 1998 until 2008 and is now running for governor of California, added that eBay originally had hoped to purchase all of Craigslist; however, she learned it would be impossible to gain a controlling interest without purchasing stock from Craigslist owners Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster.

Another Legal Tussle for eBay–And It's Not Skype This Time!–As Former CEO and California Guv Hopeful Whitman Kicks Off Craigslist Trial Monday

Kara Swisher in News on December 4, 2009 at 1:33 am PT

Auction giant eBay is headed to court again Monday, and for once, it has nothing to do with the litigious Skype co-founders. Instead, it’s a battle in Delaware with craigslist, the San Francisco online classified powerhouse that eBay holds a minority ownership position in. That stake is actually precisely what’s at stake. Cue the march of the eBay lawyers!

Craigslist Safety: Using Craigguard.com

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 22, 2009 at 8:15 am PT

The arrest of Boston student Philip Markoff on charges of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist.com begs a difficult question: is the online classifieds site safe? The case marks the third killing in recent years allegedly linked to people meeting through Craigslist.

Craigslist’s “Erotic Services” Issue Bubbles Up Again

Geoffrey Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 6, 2009 at 3:07 pm PT

Craigslist, the online classifieds juggernaut, has run afoul of authorities once again, over the ads in its adult section. On Thursday, the sheriff in Cook County, Ill., called the site the “largest source of prostitution in America” and filed a civil lawsuit to get Craigslist’s “erotic services” section shut down.