Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess

Craigslist is old-fashioned in any number of ways. It relies on email and the telephone in an era of SMS and social networks. It sticks to traceless transactions in an industry that makes its living collecting data from every touch. And just as people who run technical companies are reaching an apex of confidence in their ability to invent new forms of community based on sharing everything, craigslist still treats social life as dangerously complex, ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Subramanya Sastry - Aug 24, 2009 - 4:06 PM PDT
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Edited by: Subramanya Sastry - Aug 25, 2009 - 11:36 AM PDT

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