Craig Newmark
Craig Newmark
Craig Alexander Newmarkis an American Internet entrepreneur best known for being the founder of the San Francisco-based international website Craigslist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth6 December 1952
CityMorristown, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
thinking nerd littles
I admit that when I think of the money one could make from all this, I get a little twinge. But I'm pretty happy with nerd values: Get yourself a comfortable living, then do a little something to change the world.
technology people nerd
I need to make an okay living. The people who work for us need to. But after you make a comfortable living, how much more do you need? It's like I make a joke about nerd values, because I'm very much in the rich nerd tradition. And you know, we say, like, hey, people pay us for this stuff, like programming. You know, what else do we need?
biggest good matters others shared
Right now, the biggest shared value that I can think of is that you should treat others the way you want to be treated, and just have some good sense about what matters to you.
culture goodwill manage people stuff trust
I think people like us because of the culture of trust we have in the site, the culture of goodwill -- and people manage to get stuff done,
experience matter similar
We had one similar experience with 9/11. That was a matter of hours, but it was more intense, obviously.
arts cool list simple technology
I started a simple list of what I thought were cool events, arts and technology stuff.
people provide run sites
Our sites are run by the people who use them. We just pretty much provide the infrastructure.
distracted prospect
During the bubble, we got distracted by the prospect of big bucks. Now it's much better balanced.
confidence feels
This feels particularly good. It reaffirms the confidence I have in people.
careful crowds gets mostly talking wisdom
This wisdom of crowds thing--it may be a cliche, but it's mostly true. What we're talking about here is a democracy, and it works, but you have to be careful before it gets out of control.
check maybe model models publish
The problem is that with blogging, the model is publish first, maybe fact-check later. In newspapers, the model is you fact check first and then publish. But those models are merging.
bill cops deal instincts internet remember surprising
I remember and know the Bill of Rights. But my instincts tell me to be helpful, and (that attitude) is surprising to a lot of cops who deal with Internet crimes.
biggest failure loss newspapers problem result speak trust truth
I do think the biggest problem newspapers have is loss of trust, and I feel that's a result of failure to speak truth to power.
conference culture internet means people regarding talking
It's a pretty important conference regarding Internet trends, because people are talking a lot about what's really happening. Not just the technology, but what it means for our culture in general.