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Saturday | Digital Trends

Miss Netiquette's guide to using Craigslist without acting like a total weirdo

The Internet is a wonderful if confusing world - and that's why you sometimes need to be pointed in the right direction.

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Related Topix: Startups, Social Software

Thu May 16, 2013

Can't Stop The Bleeding

NYC's The-Soon-Another : Not Quite Certain How The Whole Rock Criticism Thing Works

The following Craigslist ad appeared earlier today : Some background info about the band: The Soon-Another originally formed in Lima, Peru and rapidly collected a local fan base.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Soon, Complete, Startups, World News, Peru

Wed May 15, 2013

KYTX-TV News

Web Exclusive: Mom accused of putting adoption ad on Craigslist for her son

They say you can post almost anything on Craigslist, but how about putting your child up for adoption? Police say this woman in Houston Stephanie Redus tried to do just that with her three year old son.

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Related Topix: Startups

SFBG Politics Blog

DPH: Unaffordable housing is bad for your health

Mind the affordability gap: The numbers represent how many full-time jobs you'd need at minimum wage to pay the rent.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, SoMa (San Francisco, CA), Startups, Local Search

Tue May 14, 2013

Silicon Alley Insider

A Craigslist Ad Is Offering $25 For Fake Yelp Reviews Of NYC Restaurants

Yelpers beware: There is a Craigslist ad circulating that offers $25 for writing positive Yelp reviews of unspecified New York restaurants.

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Related Topix: Yelp, Startups, Local Search

Sun May 12, 2013

Wall Street Journal

Crovitz: Toward Rivals, It's Craigslitigious

In the early days of the Internet, there was Craigslist. In 1995, Craig Newmark got the brilliant idea of letting people post classified advertisements online, usually free.

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Related Topix: Startups, Local Search, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Non-Profit

Sat May 11, 2013

SFGate

Tour de NYC rooms for rent: often disgusting; never cheap

Think apartment hunting in San Francisco is a drag? Try Manhattan. Ryan Netherly, currently homeless and trying to find a room in New York City, chronicles his search with "The Worst Room," a Tumblr blog in which he offers photos of various appalling, amusing, sad, or scary "rooms" for rent.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Startups, Business News

Fri May 10, 2013

Mashable

Tumblr Documents the Worst Rooms in New York City

You party all night and everything is like one big episode of Sex and the City .

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Related Topix: Startups, North Yorkshire County, England, World News, East Riding of Yorkshire County, England, United Kingdom

Thu May 09, 2013

KFSN

Dark Net: Anonymous Underbelly of the Internet

An Action News investigation is shining a bright light on a very shady part of the Internet.

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Related Topix: Startups

Digital Trends

Textastrophe can turn any Craigslist ad into a hilarious text message repartee

Do you have a particular skill set you would like to offer on a freelance basis? Do you have a truck or a chainsaw or a home improvement tool you're willing to loan out for extra cash? Are you looking for a costume for your Halloween party? Despite Craigslist's drama queen status in apartment hunting land, it's still your best bet when it comes to ... (more)

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Related Topix: Startups, Cell Phones, Electronics, uber

Wed May 08, 2013

Lifehacker

I'm Leah Busque, Founder of TaskRabbit, and This Is How I Work

We all have stuff on our to-do lists that we're either too busy to finish, or let's be honest-we just don't feel like doing.

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Related Topix: Outsourcing, Startups, us Travel, Travel

Tue May 07, 2013

Summerville Journal Scene

Crime Beat

Fraudulent check Police met with an Owens Drive, Summerville man reporting the receipt of a fraudulent check.

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Related Topix: Startups

Detroit Free Press

Consumer Watchdog: Buyer beware of concert, sports ticket scams

For those who may want a sip of Chardonnay to go with that cluster of chard, or maybe a nice Merlot... After meeting the Crooked Vultures ticket seller in a Best Buy parking lot, Cain Bautista he e-mailed the seller to report that he'd copied down his license plate number - which he said he would give to police if he didn't get his money back.

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Related Topix: Commerce Township, MI, Startups, Weather, Detroit, MI

Mon May 06, 2013

Digital Trends

Apartment hunt got you down? This startup may be coming to a rental search near you

Looking for a new apartment is almost as awful and soul-sucking as looking for a new job .

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Related Topix: Startups

Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

Jerry Brito on Craigslist Taking Its Competitors to Court

Classified-ads site Craigslist is a big, fat bully. That's the conclusion many in tech policy circles have come to after a federal court ruled last week that the company can carry on with a suit against three smaller competitors.

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Related Topix: Local Search, Startups

Sun May 05, 2013

The Press Democrat

GOLIS: Parking meters for sale

If you're in the market for parking meters , you may soon find them on eBay, Craigslist or wherever unwanted parking meters are sold.

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Related Topix: Startups, Santa Rosa, CA

Sat May 04, 2013

Patch.com

Hiring: Litigation Paralegal, Webinar Administrator and More

Are you looking for a job? Here are some positions available in the Tredyffrin-Easttown area, all advertised on Craigslist in the past week.

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Related Topix: Startups

Fri May 03, 2013

WBNS

10TV Uncovers Alleged Violence in State Attorney's Past

Court records show a state prosecutor, who was hired to head up the state's Special Prosecutions team, has a history of alleged violence.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Violent Crime, Startups

TMCnet

Bang with Friends Seeks Investment for On-Bed Encounters

Sex and the Internet are just inseparable. The same goes for money if you subscribe to the old advertising adage of "sex sells." There's an old Internet meme that goes by the name of Rule 34 which states that if you can think of it then there is pornography involving it.

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Related Topix: Startups, Local Search, Games, Scrabble

Wed May 01, 2013

SF Appeal

SF Business Headlines For May 1, 2013: Craigslist Fights Apps, Valencia Merchants Fight Jack Spade

"Defendants' continued use of Craigslist after the clear statements regarding authorization in the cease and desist letters and the technological measures to block them constitutes unauthorized access under the statute" Craigslist wins early legal victory against PadMapper, 3Taps [ CNet ] "Among those opposed to the technicality-skirting men's ... (more)

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Related Topix: Startups, Valencia, CA, San Francisco, CA

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