Prostitution and Spam Killed Craigslist
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Prostitution and Spam Killed Craigslist
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#2I don't have this experience, and regularly use Craigslist to buy and sell as I always have. Admittedly I never used it for social purposes since there were always other options, so maybe that piece took a hit over the years.
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#3spam by doordash, uber, and such has been insane on craigslist
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#4I think Facebook's introduction of Marketplace is what killed Craigslist.
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#5I've heard similar things from some female friends of mine who use Craigslist for anon hookups. They've had to move to other websites, of which there are plenty.
I don't think 'killed' is the right word, it just wasn't the right platform.
> Back in the day, I would pursue Craigslist when I was bored and needed something.
Back in the day when I lived in NorCal, I would receive Craiglist via email every week to find out what shows were playing in San Fran, because that's all it was. It's like what happened to SXSW: it used to be for music, now it became some weird tech behemoth.
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#6the people I contacted on SF Bay Area craigslist, were like seeing a Fellini movie in real life; almost exclusively active people that had little-to-no chance of networking other ways.. I really tried, it was terrible for me .. 2007'ish
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#7I don't have this experience, and regularly use Craigslist to buy and sell as I always have. Admittedly I never used it for social purposes since there were always other options, so maybe that piece took a hit over the years.
I’ve noticed the volume of actual useful stuff for sale is lower than in the past, I think due to Facebook Marketplace. Facebook doesn’t offer anything better, just constant advertisement since it’s right there on the same website people are on to serve their social media addiction.
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#8I think Facebook's introduction of Marketplace is what killed Craigslist.
For the avoidance of doubt, Marketplace won because it's _in Facebook_, and FB push it heavily, not because it's better. It's just as full of spam, scams, and people being crap to each other.
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#9I've heard similar things from some female friends of mine who use Craigslist for anon hookups. They've had to move to other websites, of which there are plenty. I don't think 'killed' is the right word, it just wasn't the right platform. > Back in the day, I would pursue Craigslist when I was bored and needed something. Back in the day when I lived in NorCal, I would receive Craiglist via email every week to find ou…
> now it became some weird tech behemoth
And coincidentally Craig Newmark is a billionaire.
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#10I think Facebook's introduction of Marketplace is what killed Craigslist.
I created a burner Facebook account just to use Marketplace. On day 0 I'm told that I can't use Marketplace 'yet.' Every day for a few weeks I login and check and get the same message. Sometime at the 3-4 week mark I'm told I need to add a phone number or my account will be disabled. Back to craigslist/nextdoor/etc
Edit: My fault for using a loaded term like 'burner'. I don't have a facebook account. I created a 'real' account that I intended to use for marketplace. Apparently the lack of posting and/or lack of phone number is the issue facebook has, which is the issue I have with it.