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I think that Craig actually isn't behind these decisions, though, which would explain the apparent conflict between his friendly attitude and the unfriendly att

• fusiongyro 14y ago
  The company goes to some effort to maintain that "we're almost a non-profit" angle though; Jim Buckmaster's "About" page calls himself a communist, for example: http://www.craigslist.org/about/jim_buckmaster http://www.craigslist.org/about/jim_buckmaster Like it or not, Craig is basically the brand identity for Craigslist. It's going to be awfully hard for Craigslist to separate themselves meaningfully from Craig. The more discordance there is between the two, the worse it is for their brand image, whatever the motivation.
  • fleitz 14y ago
    And now Buckmaster owns your posts for the benefit of the community, sounds perfectly fitting with someone who describes themselves as communist. Soon they will roll out a special section of craigslist apartments that looks like Jony Ive designed it but it's only for party members.