The CEO for Craigslist has a message for all those crooks out there that uses Craigslist to do their schemes. You’ll get caught!
Craigslist is linked to several violent crimes especially in Minnesota and Boston but Jim Buckmaster, the CEO for Craigslist said that it is very unsafe for criminals to post on Craigslist because you are guaranteeing to yourself that you will get caught!
Every serious crimes that connects to the site have proven this and Buckmaster said that by posting on Craigslist, you are leaving an electronic trail and you will eventually get caught.
Several crimes had been committed and thankfully, the criminals are now paying the price. Some say that Craigslist is getting more and more criminal cases but come to think of it, it served over 50 million people each month and there is just a very small percentage (almost zero) where criminal cases are involved. It is not zero but it’s really low compared to the billions of interactions that are positive using the site.
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark was asked during an interview about what is in store for Craigslist in the future. Craig Newmark also talked about Craigslist and how he handles the huge site. He is the founder but he doesn’t manage it as he confessed to suck at managing. His CEO Jim Buckmaster is the one who manages and runs the site. Craig Newmark, on the other hand, is so concerned about his customer service that he reads every email sent to him and tries to send a reply to as many of them as possible. He also iterated that although the flagging system of Craigslist is flawed but it will stay that way because it uses the voting system which allows fellow users to flag it if they see it to be inappropriate. If an ad has been flagged several times, it is automatically deleted.
Craig Newmark answered questions about what is in store for Craigslist. To sum it all up, he said that there is no point in using client-side javascripts for Craigslist because people want it to be simple and fast. It doesn’t need to be fancy as it actually turns people off. Also, he has no plans about a mobile version as Craigslist already works well on smartphones.
So, pretty much Craigslist will stay as it is in the future. Of course we can’t say for certain but Craigslist is great just the way it is and people love it. Data shows that over 50 million unique visitors check Craigslist every month with over 13 billion page views!
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