Comments on: What’s Craigslist up to next? http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/ Where TV Finds the Future Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: oakling http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-955265 oakling Wed, 14 May 2008 19:14:42 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-955265 They must be crazy. First of all, don't launch a competing service, buy craigslist. Second of all, "Kijiji"? Who can even read that, much less spell or remember it? They must be crazy. First of all, don’t launch a competing service, buy craigslist. Second of all, “Kijiji”? Who can even read that, much less spell or remember it?

]]> By: Steve Floethe http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-954304 Steve Floethe Wed, 14 May 2008 00:09:52 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-954304 I've tried kijiji and it doesn't work. No one response to my ad. I’ve tried kijiji and it doesn’t work. No one response to my ad.

]]> By: db http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-954003 db Tue, 13 May 2008 20:02:02 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-954003 Of course a corporation would challenge craigslist because of greed. Welcome to human nature. The real question is whether people cares. Sure, there are undoubtedly some who live and die by craigslist's philosophical approach, but I would wager that most users don't really care about the motivation behind the site -- they just want somewhere simple and effective to post a free classified ad. Most newspapers refuse to offer one or more of those three things: simple, effective, free. What is so weird about the classifieds debate is that the newspapers are saying that they can't compete with craigslist even though they've hardly tried. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy: craigslist will kill newspapers because they think it will. Of course a corporation would challenge craigslist because of greed. Welcome to human nature.

The real question is whether people cares. Sure, there are undoubtedly some who live and die by craigslist’s philosophical approach, but I would wager that most users don’t really care about the motivation behind the site — they just want somewhere simple and effective to post a free classified ad. Most newspapers refuse to offer one or more of those three things: simple, effective, free.

What is so weird about the classifieds debate is that the newspapers are saying that they can’t compete with craigslist even though they’ve hardly tried. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy: craigslist will kill newspapers because they think it will.

]]> By: Jade http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-953975 Jade Tue, 13 May 2008 19:44:57 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-953975 Craigslist provides an invaluable services for millions of people throught the world. Any corporation that challenges that is only doing so out of greed. Craigslist provides an invaluable services for millions of people throught the world. Any corporation that challenges that is only doing so out of greed.

]]> By: db http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-952950 db Tue, 13 May 2008 04:22:17 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-952950 I doubt that the papers would "fill the gap" if craigslist went away -- after all, what's to prevent them from doing it now? The problem isn't that craigslist took away their business, it's that they just don't get it: they don't understand the business model, they don't understand the user experience, they don't understand the internet in general. I can't help but laugh at the "old media" complain that craigslist is killing them when they had (and to some degree STILL have) the edge in classified advertising. Beating craigslist would be simple for them even now: just copy what they're doing and leverage their huge local promotional advantage. I doubt that the papers would “fill the gap” if craigslist went away — after all, what’s to prevent them from doing it now? The problem isn’t that craigslist took away their business, it’s that they just don’t get it: they don’t understand the business model, they don’t understand the user experience, they don’t understand the internet in general.

I can’t help but laugh at the “old media” complain that craigslist is killing them when they had (and to some degree STILL have) the edge in classified advertising. Beating craigslist would be simple for them even now: just copy what they’re doing and leverage their huge local promotional advantage.

]]> By: Cory http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-952603 Cory Mon, 12 May 2008 23:12:27 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-952603 Ha, imagine if he did that, and you just watch how fast the newspapers ramp up their free classifieds to duplicate Craigslist and fill the gap. Cats out of the bag, and it's not Craigslist's fault. It was going to happen sooner or later, and newspapers failed to recognize it. Ha, imagine if he did that, and you just watch how fast the newspapers ramp up their free classifieds to duplicate Craigslist and fill the gap. Cats out of the bag, and it’s not Craigslist’s fault. It was going to happen sooner or later, and newspapers failed to recognize it.

]]> By: Don Day http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-952000 Don Day Mon, 12 May 2008 17:42:37 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/05/12/whats-craigslist-up-to-next/#comment-952000 They're going to close down and put up a notice telling people to use their local newspaper instead. They’re going to close down and put up a notice telling people to use their local newspaper instead.

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