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I'm glad craigslist appears to have done the right thing in this situation. However, it stands as a warning to all startups relying on someone else's data (espe
by jeremymims 17y ago
I'm glad craigslist appears to have done the right thing in this situation. However, it stands as a warning to all startups relying on someone else's data (especially craigslist). Don't be obvious and don't tell Craig Newmark how you're getting your data.
- jzawodn 17y agoDo you really think that telling Craig is what gets someone blocked?
- jeremymims 17y agoNo no. That was a bit more of a joke.
- ews 17y agoSince it looks like you didn't make the effort to check the facts by yourself: http://blog.craigslist.org/2009/12/pipes-faucets/ http://blog.craigslist.org/2009/12/pipes-faucets/ . Again, Craig Newmark had absolutely nothing to do with the decision of blocking Yahoo pipes.
- jeremymims 17y agoThat's what they posted on their blog. What led to them noticing was Romy telling Craig they were using Pipes to gather information the day before. I hardly think it was a coincidence. It may not have been malicious and it may be the case that people were really using way too much bandwidth. I have no idea. But communication in these situations is paramount.