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NEWS ABOUT: Craigslist

Craigslist stories: 67 news summaries

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Feds Bust
Sham Craigslist Marriage

Russian woman looking for green card found hubby in ad

Dec 7, 07 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - It was a match made not in heaven but on Craigslist, and the Russian bride and American groom are charged with staging a sham marriage to get her a green card. The woman posted not-so-subtle ads: "Green Card Marriage—Will Pay $300/Month. Total $15,000," the LA Times... More »

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marriage • Craigslist • green card • Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Banker Disses Net Gold-Digger as 'Crappy Deal'

Beauty will fade, but not my money, he tells Craigslist poster

Oct 11, 07 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 25-year-old woman who sought a filthy-rich husband on Craigslist got an economics lesson from an eligible banker, who described her plan as "a plain and simply crappy deal." "Your looks will fade," he told her, "and my money will likely continue into perpetuity."... More »

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Craigslist • investment bankers • online dating • personal ads

World's Oldest Profession Goes Digital

Prostitutes use Craigslist to meet clients from across the country

Sep 5, 07 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The women of the night have taken to the virtual streets of Craigslist.org, the Times reports, sometimes flying across the country to meet clients and trade money for sex. On Long Island, Nassau County authorities have made over 70 arrests since last year, part of a nationwide crackdown... More »

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prostitution • Craigslist • cybersex • solicitation • police crackdown

25 Essential Websites

Email? Shopping? News? Time picks the destinations you just can't live without 

Aug 20, 07 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - You find a restaurant on Citysearch, buy movie tickets on Fandango, and then go home and Google the guy you shared a cab with. Was there a time before the Internet? Here are the first 10 of Time's 25 can't-live-without websites:
  1. Amazon.com
  2. BBC.co.uk
  3. Citysearch.com
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Google • Internet • ESPN • eBay • BBC • Digg • Facebook • list • Craigslist • website • Citysearch.com • Del.icio.us • Amazon.com

eBay Takes on Craigslist

Online auction giant launches US version of classifieds website

Jul 4, 07 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - With no fanfare, eBay has launched a challenge to Craigslist, the colossus of the online classified ad market. Kijiji classifieds, which have already been successful abroad, quietly expanded into the US last week. Kijiji knows what it's up against: eBay bought 25% of Craigslist in 2004 to get an inside... More »

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Internet • eBay • online advertising • online auction • Craigslist • Kijiji

iPhone Frenzy
Inspires Profiteers

Scalpers find imaginative ways to take a bite of Apple

Jun 28, 07 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple and AT&T aren’t the only ones cashing in on the iPhone craze. The Washington Post reports on strategies—both high-tech and low-brow—being deployed to profit on tomorrow's release. Many of those camping on lines around the country are being paid for their trouble; offers on... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • iPod • Craigslist • AT and T

Newmark Brains Scammers

Craig's List founder tracks online
swindlers the old-fashioned way— brainpower

Mar 5, 07 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - “We are not really that high-tech of a company,” the man who brought classifieds into the Internet age, Craig’s List founder Newmark, tells the New York Observer, explaining why he uses a combo of customer feedback and his own memory—instead of techie solutions like IP-address... More »

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technology • Internet • entrepreneurs • Craig Newmark • online fraud • NYPD • real estate • New York real estate • fraud • Craigslist

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