Craig Newmark Hearts Fishbowl, Fishbowl Hearts Him Back

We had an opportunity to interview Craig Newmark and get some insight about how Craigslist works with the community, the key takeaway was that “people (Craigslist users) are trustworthy.” Craig gave his three-part strategy for the success of Craigslist: Technology: We have open source, lots of servers and keep it simple Corporate: We keep the structure as small as possible [...] ... more

For me, the central takeaway from this Conference is the importance of character. I was so disappointed a couple of years ago with Donald Trump’s keynote presentation. The shallow, egotistical, me-centered values displayed were in complete contrast to 2008’s opening session, highlighted by the Sacred Heart gospel choir and then Craig Newmark. Here is a [...] ... more

Change.org is asking people to submit ideas and then vote them up. The top ideas will be submitted to the Obama Administration during inauguration. Our always intrepid Board Member Craig Newmark submitted the cause Act Now for Transparency! Now is definitely the time to act. Vote for Transparency and lets send a message to the new administration that we are serious about a real open and accountable government. ... more

Because certain overhyped porn sequels aren’t the only thing to get excited about … · Brittany Sylvanowicz (babes.johndx.com) · Connie (yourlust.com) · Crystal Klein (babesandbitches.net) · Dakota Rae (dailyniner.com) · Dita Von Teese (z0d.com) · Holly (kontraband.com) · Kira Wixteris (doctorteen.com) · Meggan Malone (glam0ur.com) · Melisa (freeporn.hu) · My... more

The Los Angeles Times has done some great work combining its print stories with its Web site. This video of LeBron James losing in a game of HORSE is not one of them. Quite frankly, we’re not even sure what the paper is doing filming Bron Bron playing HORSE. We know Sam Zell ’s desperate for revenue, but this is ridiculous. It is, however, remarkably entertaining and the perfect way to end our week. Have a great weekend, everyone. (Thanks to here and her... more

Despite some positive news yesterday, many newspaper companies are in financial trouble and will continue to slip further and further into debt. On his blog Reflections of a Newsosaur Alan Mutter offers a potential solution: file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The protection offered by doing this would, among other things, allow “the ability to terminate the restrictive and anachronistic labor contracts that stand in the way of the efficient operation of a company that is lit... more

We’re an enlightened group of people here, right? Remember when your wife sat on my lap at the dinner party and you were uncomfortable but we all got over it? That’s what I mean. But now and then there is a porn title even we First Amendment Patriots quail at. This week’s WWFRD entry is such a title. Your job today is to view the actual title and creatively soften it (the first step is to remove the too-easy “#2″) for consumption by people who think t... more