If you listen to Craig Newmark, the king of digital classifieds and the namesake of the now ubiquitous Craigslist -- the newspaper folks he's talked to don't blame him for the demise of the newspaper business. It's cool.
What happens when a city releases public data for anybody to use? The city becomes a better place to live.
I love nature, if it makes itself convenient for me. These were all shot from my home office, where I do customer service for Craigslist.
In 2009, the Christian Science Monitor, a 100 year-old news organization, became the first nationally circulated newspaper to replace its daily print edition with its website.
Sometimes, we just need to unplug. No firing off text messages. No updating Facebook profiles. No browsing Craigslist or Yelp or whatever-hot-new-site is trending on Twitter.
It's time for young journalists and, just as important, young technologists to show how news is expanding and being re-defined in a world under Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
Starting October 1st, DonorsChoose.org is kicking off its Social Media Challenge, a friendly competition among online media personalities to help thousands of public school students.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Twitter is close to raising $100 million at a billion dollar valuation. ...
If you're interested in using social media in your organization, and you should be Social by Social: A practical guide to using new technologies to deliver social impact is the real deal.
What we now see on cable TV is nothing resembling news. The entertainers who pose as newsmen now routinely spew lies, distortions, and biased opinions or provide a platforms of legitimacy to the sociopaths who do.
Is American journalism in peril? On August 16, leaders of the nation's most prominent media organizations will discuss the future of their profession...
Over 1,000 people descended upon the annual Personal Democracy Forum earlier this week. Here are some of my notes -- taken on Twitter, of course -- from the two day conference.
Nerds -- and I say that with the utmost respect -- are changing the lives of thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines.
What cures activism apathy? Bottom line, we have to care.
Rabid law enforcement agents are chasing lucrative classified sex ads from Craigslist back to old-fashioned newsprint businesses nervy enough to keep publishing them.
Newmark told me that while his company has had "an effect on newspapers," the notion that it has killed newspapers is "urban legend."
Sometimes the geekiest stuff is the most important. When it comes to creating a more transparent and accountable government, Thursday, May 21, is one...
After 14 years and billions of advertisements, a scandal has been associated with Craigslist, and Craig's name is now associated with murder. He is looking for retribution.
It's sad to think that journalistic standards, and reliability, is slipping away as magazines and newspapers shut down. But this is creating a great Hollywood close-up for the humble fact-checker.
We're really horrified and saddened that our community services have been associated in any way with a crime of violence.
Here's a fun game: Spot the difference between "Partly sunny" and "Partly cloudy" icons. There isn't one.
According to Politico, a "debate" has been "sparked" over the...
