When telling Realtors about craigslist.com they usually ask me a few questions about craigslist. (ie. who, what, where, when, why, etc)<\/p>\n
Here is a page I found on the craigslist website:<\/p>\n
craigslist facts & figures<\/p>\n
Q: What is craigslist?
\nA: Local community classifieds and forums – a place to find a job, housing, goods & services, a social life, advice, and just about anything else.<\/p>\nQ: How did craigslist get started?
\nA: In early 1995, by Craig Newmark, in San Francisco, California. A little more history is here.<\/p>\nQ: Is craigslist a nonprofit?
\nA: No, craigslist was incorporated as a for-profit in 1999.<\/p>\nQ: If it’s now a for-profit, why does craigslist still use a .ORG domain? Isn’t .ORG restricted to nonprofits?
\nA: It is a symbol of our service mission and non-corporate culture. Use of .ORG domains is unrestricted.<\/p>\nQ: How much traffic does craigslist get?
\nA: More than 2 billion page views per month<\/p>\nQ: How many people use craiglist?
\nA: About 8 million each month<\/p>\nQ: How many postings does craigslist get?
\nA: Over 4 million classified ads and 1 million forums postings each month<\/p>\nQ: How many employees does craigslist have, and where are its offices located?
\nA: 18 of us work out of a victorian house in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco<\/p>\nQ: How does craigslist support its operations?
\nA: By charging businesses below-market rates for help wanted ads in SF, NYC and LA.<\/p>\nQ: How many craigslist sites are there, when were they launched, and why is craigslist expanding?
\nA: New cities are added in response to user request. There are now 100 cities in 20 countries, as listed below (with start dates):<\/p>\n3\/1995:\tSF Bay Area
\n 6\/2000:\tBoston
\n 8\/2000:\tChicago, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, Washington DC
\n 10\/2000:\tSacramento
\n 4\/2001:\tAtlanta, Austin, Denver, Vancouver
\n 10\/2002:\tMiami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Phoenix
\n 4\/2003:\tDallas, Detroit, Houston, London, Toronto
\n 11\/2003:\tBaltimore, Cleveland, Honolulu, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, St. Louis, Tampa Bay
\n 1\/2004:\tMontreal, Providence
\n 2\/2004:\tNashville, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus, Fresno, Hartford, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Norfolk, Orlando
\n 9\/2004:\tAlbuquerque, Anchorage, Boise, Buffalo, Memphis, Salt Lake, Santa Barbara, Manchester, Edinburgh, Dublin, Melbourne, Sydney
\n 11\/2004:\tAlbany, Amsterdam, Bangalore, Eugene, Inland Empire, Monterey Bay, Omaha, Orange County, Ottawa, Paris, Reno, San Antonio, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Spokane, Tokyo, Tucson, Tulsa
\n 1\/2005:\tAuckland, Bakersfield, Belfast, Berlin, Brisbane, Brussels, Burlington, Calgary, Cardiff, Des Moines, Edmonton, Glasgow, Jacksonville, Louisville, Richmond, Stockton, Winnipeg
\n 2\/2005:\tBirmingham, Buenos Aires, Columbia, Manila, Mexico City, Rome, Seoul
\n 3\/2005:\tZurich<\/p>\nQ: What is craigslist trying to accomplish?
\nA: Provide a trustworthy, efficient, relatively non-commerical place for folks to find all the basics in their local area.<\/p>\nQ: Why doesn’t craigslist focus more on generating revenue?
\nA: We rely on local communities to suggest ways to make money without compromising craigslist.<\/p>\nQ: Which parts of the site have the most page views?
\nA: 1) jobs 2) housing 3) for sale 4) personals 5) forums <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When telling Realtors about craigslist.com they usually ask me a few questions about craigslist. (ie. who, what, where, when, why, etc) Here is a page I found on the craigslist website: craigslist facts & figures Q: What is craigslist? A: Local community classifieds and forums – a place to find a job, housing, goods & […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}