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Craig Alexander Newmark (born December 6, 1952) is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of the classifieds website Craigslist. Prior to founding Craigslist, he worked as a computer programmer for IBM, Bank of America, and Charles Schwab. Newmark served as chief executive officer of Craigslist from its ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 November 2024. Classified advertisements website Craigslist Inc. Logo used since 1995 Screenshot of the main page on January 26, 2008 Type of business Private Type of site Classifieds, forums Available in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Founded 1995 ; 29 years ago (1995 ...
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. Education. Virginia Tech (BS) University of Michigan (no degree) Occupation (s) Computer programmer, CEO of craigslist. Years active. 2000-present. Jim Buckmaster (born August 14, 1962) [1] is an American computer programmer who has been the CEO of Craigslist since 2000.
Kijiji's owner was also a minority shareholder in Craigslist.In April 2008, eBay launched a lawsuit against Craigslist claiming that their executives were attempting to weaken eBay's investment, while in May of the same year, Craigslist filed a counter suit claiming Kijiji had stolen trade secrets and that eBay used misleading tactics to promote the service.
OfferUp was created in 2011 by Nick Huzar, former co-founder and CTO of Konnects, Inc., and Arean van Veelen. OfferUp is a mobile-driven local marketplace that competes with companies such as eBay, Craigslist, and Facebook Marketplace. [2][3] In 2015, OfferUp was named one of the Hottest Startups by Forbes, citing the company's explosive growth ...
Backpage. Backpage was a classified advertising website founded in 2004 by the alternative newspaper chain New Times Inc./. New Times Media (later known as Village Voice Media or VVM) as a rival to Craigslist. [1] Similar to Craigslist, Backpage let users post ads to categories such as personals, automotive, rentals, jobs and adult services.
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The OLX marketplace is a platform for buying and selling services and goods such as electronics, fashion items, furniture, household goods, cars and bikes. In 2014, the platform reportedly had 11 billion page views, 200 million monthly active users, 25 million listings, and 8.5 million transactions per month.