Continuations

Craigslist has self-censored its Adult Services section in the US (instead of its usual location the word “Censored” appears and the section is no longer accessible). There has been a lot of discussion of this move already. Two pieces in particular are worth reading. Jeff Jarvis points out that one of the reasons why Craigslist is under attack (and possibly the main reason) is just how disruptive it is to existing media businesses. Danah Boyd - guest writing at the Huffington Post - provides ...

Yesterday, Fred wrote a post about what we can learn from the “mess” that is Craigslist. The “mess” referred to a Wired article titled “Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess." Fred explains why we at Union Square Ventures love this "mess” and refer to it frequently in posts and meetings with entrepreneurs. Given how much I have personally referred to Craigslist as a model of succeeding with a less is more approach (in every way), I thought it would be good to also state clearly that I don’t think Cra...