Monday, October 12, 2015

Shailesh Vimmi Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess

Vimmi Shailesh Each of these sites, of course, is merely one of the many sections of craigslist, which dominates the market in facilitating face-to-face transactions, whether people are connecting to buy and sell, give something away, rent an apartment, or have some sex. With more than 47 million unique users every month in the US alone—nearly a fifth of the nation's adult population—it is the most important community site going and yet the most underdeveloped.

http://archive.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/17-09/ff_craigslist?currentPage=all

https://vimmishaileshpatel.wordpress.com/2015/10/12/vimmi-shailesh-why-craigslist-is-such-a-mess/

Shailesh Vimmi The Loveliest Short Story You Will Read Today Was Published on Craigslist

Vimmi Shailesh Craigslist that scourge of the newspaper industry, that den of lust, that middleman responsible for an untold number of bedbug crises.

Or, Craigslist: the Internet's simplest and most ingenious disruptor, a digital equivalent of the neighborhood telephone pole papered from sidewalk to eye line with "HELP WANTED" and "GARAGE SALE: TODAY!" fliers.

How about, Craigslist: accidental publisher of short fiction?

read more here...
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/08/the-loveliest-short-story-you-will-read-today-was-published-on-craigslist/278533/

https://vimmishaileshpatel.wordpress.com/2015/10/12/vimmi-shailesh-the-loveliest-short-story-you-will-read-today-was-published-on-craigslist/


Friday, October 2, 2015

Shailesh Vimmi WHAT LEADERS DO IN THE FIRST HOUR OF A DAY

Shailesh Vimmi Craigslist founder Craig Newmark answered the first hour question succinctly: “Customer service.” He went on to explain (or expand) that he also worked on current projects, services for military families and veterans, and protecting voting rights. But customer service is what Newmark does every single day at Craigslist, responding to user complaints and smiting scammers and spammers. He almost certainly has bigger fish he could pitch in on every day, but Newmark says customers service “anchors me to reality.”

http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/what-leaders-do-in-the-first-hour-of-a-day.html