2 posts and columns on online classifieds

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Whitman Testifies in EBay-Craigslist Dispute

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.

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One Classified Ad Web Site To Rule Them All

in News on April 1, 2009 at 3:12 pm PT

The evidence continues to mount: Craig Newmark is killing the newspaper industry. According to new data from Hitwise, traffic to online classified advertising sites increased 84% in February from a year ago. The sector has seen positive growth in all but one month over the last three years. And while hardly the only player in the game, the single biggest beneficiary of the trend is Craigslist.