In 2006, Craigslist's CEO Jim said that if enough users told them to "raise revenue and plow it into charity" that they would consider doing it. (source: http:/

In 2006, Craigslist's CEO Jim said that if enough users told them to "raise revenue and plow it into charity" that they would consider doing it. (source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4082 http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4082 )Craigslist could raise a billion dollars for charity over several years, with a simple text or banner ad. They could put a large "X" next to the ad, allowing you to permanently close it. There seems to be little objection to this idea. The optional banner is harmless, and a billion dollars could be enough to dramatically improve the lives of millions. As a moral calculus, the decision seems a no brainer. As a first step for us, the Craigslist users, in telling Craig and Jim what we think, I started a Facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114346357248 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114346357248 It only takes 12 seconds to show your support. Once we get to 1000 members or so we can take it to Twitter en masse. See Mark Bao's blog post, also. http://markjournal.com/2009/07/craigslist-advertising-for-charity/ http://markjournal.com/2009/07/craigslist-advertising-for-ch...