Has Craig Moved On?
August 23rd, 2007 Posted in Aside
ValleyWag is suggesting that Craigslist domo Craig Newmark may be moving on - a possibility fueled by the fact he’s no longer listed on the company’s management page. With the iconic Craig out of the day-to-day picture could this be a sign that Craigslist is ready to really embrace capitalism and the concept of maximizing profits? With eBay getting more serious about Kijiji, now may be the right time for Craigslist to jump-start its strategic direction and expand its business - and I’m not talking about attracting more free listings.
Update: Rumours of Craig’s departure are premature. He’s alive, well and continues on as Mr. Customer service for Craigslist. See his comment.
August 23rd, 2007 at 5:46 pm
We have no idea why they thought I was leaving.
I’m doing full time customer service right now, and keep reminding people that my exist strategy for customer service is death. That is, I’ll be doing customer service only as long as I live; after that, it’s over.
Craig
August 23rd, 2007 at 6:24 pm
I’ll update the post.
cheers, Mark
August 24th, 2007 at 1:29 am
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August 24th, 2007 at 8:33 am
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August 27th, 2007 at 12:17 am
Good to see Craig was out engaging in some proactive rumor squashing.
On a very related note, Mr. Newmark will be a guest on BlogTalkRadio’s InDaNo show this Monday, August 27, at 10pm ET. It’s live talk internet radio. Check it out for more Newmark and possibly hear it right from the source. Oh, wait, you already did. He posted a comment. Well, in any case here’s the link http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?show_id=48086