The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.
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Craigslist Founder Joins Wikimedia
Now Craigslist Sues South Carolina Attorney General
The Craigslist saga continues, and to prove the fact that we live in a litigious world, the online classifieds site is now suing the South Carolina Attorney General, Henry McMaster.
It’s a response to the AG’s statement that he was considering a criminal investigation into the site, and Craigslist says the suit is actually an attempt to get "declaratory relief" – an attempt to get a judge to decide whether one set of rights unfairly infringes upon another; in this case a criminal investigation on the one hand, and freedom of speech on the other.
Craigslist Boss Offers Site Defense
Last week Craigslist bowed to pressure from the attorneys general of many states and cut its Erotic Services classifieds section, replacing it with more closely monitored Adult Services ads.
But that, it seems, wasn’t enough. South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has announced that he will stake further steps against the classifieds site, saying:
"We have no alternative but to move forward with criminal investigation and potential prosecution."
That’s brought an impassioned defense of Craigslist from its boss, Jim Buckmaster. In a blog post, he wrote:
Craigslist Struggles Over Erotic Services Ads
For the most part, Craigslist doesn’t charge for ads posted on its classifieds site. There is one exception, however, and that’s its listing for Erotic Services. There, listers not only have to pay, but also give credit card and phone details.
But in the wake of bad publicity and the case of Boston’s so-called Craigslist killer, the site is facing a wave of bad publicity over that particular section, which one official has dubbed the “single largest source of prostitution” in the US. In South Carolina, the attorney general gave Craigslist a 10-day deadline to remove all sex-related posts from sites covering the state.
10 DIY Home Theater Tips
When you have your first child, people seem to come out of the woodwork with all kinds of advice. There are endless unsolicited tips on diapering, feeding and sleep schedules. Well, to many, a home theater is like a baby, and with its birth comes a lot of opinion. Everyone and their installer has ideas, tweaks, products and plenty of other info. After all, there are endless audio and video products, as well as spaces, setups and resources. We asked 10 do-it-yourselfers to throw out the best advice for your growing baby. Here’s what they had to share.
Technology We’re Thankful For
Friends. Family. Gainful employment. A chance to dig into a big, juicy turkey with all the fixins and (fingers crossed) actually enjoy a full eight hours of sleep courtesy of a Tryptophan coma. These are tops on the list of things we’re truly thankful for this holiday season. But being the good consumerists and high-tech newshounds we are, we also have to give props where it’s really due – to all the shiny new gadgets and lifesaving technologies that let us squeeze 63 hours of fun and productivity into each and every day.
Craigslist Cracks Down On Prostitution Ads
San Francisco-based Craigslist, the popular Internet classified ads site with listings in 50 countries, has agreed to crack down on ads for prostitution after signing a pact with 40 states.
Although the company says that its terms of service forbid the posting of such ads, it’s implementing new terms. Now, anyone advertising in the site’s Erotic Services section will have to pay a fee – most ads on Craigslist are free – using a valid credit card and offer a working phone number. Any that violate the terms will be removed and the fees given to charity.
Craigslist Countersues eBay
Last month, online auction giant eBay sued Craigslist, accusing the online classified site of trying to minimize eBay’s stake in the company through a series of behind-the-scenes moves once eBay opened its own online classified ad service Kijiji. Now, the relationship between the two companies is getting even more hostile, with Craigslist countersuing eBay (PDF), accusing ebay of unfair competition and using its minority stake in Craigslist to steal Craigslist trade secrets. And that’s not all: Craigslist also says ebay engaged in false advertising, trademark dilution, and even initiated phishing attacks against the company.
eBay’s Craigslist Suit About Classified Ads
Turns out that suit eBay filed against Craiglist last week really is about the online classified ad market. After filing the suit under seal in a Delaware court last week and saying only that Craiglist had taken unilateral actions to dilute eBay’s 28.4 percent stake in Craigslist, eBay has now published the text of its complaint (PDF), minus some redactions the company claims were requested by Craigslist. The complaint reveals that Craigslist apparently considered eBay’s own classified ad server Kijiji—launched in 2005 and brought to the U.S. in mid-2007—to be an activity that competes with Craigslist and therefore invalidates some shareholder rights eBay acquired with its 28.4 percent stake. eBay says Craigslist’s interpretation of the terms is incorrect, and seeks to have the diluting transactions nullified.
eBay Sues Craigslist
Online auction giant eBay has filed suit against online classified service Craigslist, claiming Craigslist took unilateral actions that dilted eBay’s ownership of Craigslist by more than 10 percent. Back in 2004, eBay bought a 28.4 percent stake in Craigslist; although the suit is filed under seal in a Delaware Chancery Court, eBay is asking the court to rescind unspecified actions by Craigslist’s board of directors.
“Since negotiating our investment with Craigslist’s board in 2004, we have acted openly and in good faith as a minority shareholder,” said eBay senior VP and general counsel Mike Jacobson, in a statement, “so we were surprised by these recent unilateral actions. We are asking the Delaware court to rescind these recent actions in order to protect eBay’s stockholders and preserve our investment.”
