Posts Tagged ‘ Craigslist ’

Let me start with a disclosure: I hope to think that Craig Newmark is a friend. He can be as hard for me to read as James Joyce or C++. But I know him as a decent and genuine man who believes that he is bringing a service to millions of people, saving them...
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After popular used furniture/writing gig/pseudo-prostitution trading site Craigslist received an open letter from 17 attorneys general requesting that their "Adult Services" section (that's where the pseudo-prostitution happens) be shut down, the site has heeded the warnings and the section is now "censored." Fear not, though-- "Missed Connections" is still alive and...
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So I'm putting Shows About Craigslist into the Online Video Vault of Overdoneness. The only reason I feel comfortable calling it a day on this genre, though, is that the reality series Craigslist TV might be as good as it's going to get.
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Are you unemployed and a resident of Colorado? Great news! Jason Clark, Independent gubernatorial candidate and lover of exclamation points, has a job opening on his campaign. In order to make a proper run for the state’s top job, he needs a running mate—and he’s willing to interview anyone and everyone interested. That’s...
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Traditionally, trust in the news media was established through good work - work that was also right. But distrust in the press grows when traditional journalistic values are forgotten. Right now, people mistrust the press a whole lot - but fact-checking might be the way to win that trust back.
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Law enforcement officials say the ads, expected to bring $36 million this year, are still being used for prostitution.


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The Onion is right: You can't build a wall around your cubicle using Google News and Craigslist.
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The best/weirdest/most appropriate thing about the late-night wars is that you never have to watch a minute of late night TV to keep up with them. Which again, is the real story here. That said, here's what you've been missing by not watching late-night TV.
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The monologue is much, much older than the Internet, going all the way back to the Greeks. (If you couldn’t guess, the word “monologue” itself is Greek, meaning “speaking alone.”) Yet it’s little surprise that as online video has evolved, it’s made heavy use of monologues as a narrative device. A monologue done...
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New Moon midnight showing – m4w – 27 (Fargo, ND) i sat behind you at he midnight showing of New Moon last night. Me: medium height, dark hair, long nails, mysterious. You: straight long blond hair, full ruby lips, you were wearing black cargo pants and a twilight hoodie. as your hair draped down behind...
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