MetaFilter posts tagged with craigslist

I took your purse and felt a connection.

miss lynnster — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:33:03 -0800

The 20 most bizarre Craigslist posts of all time.

It lacks a professional white background

djgh — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:47:48 -0800

Why Craigslist is such a mess. (via)

Sucky craigslist posts.

splatta — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:22:16 -0800

You Suck at Craigslist Highlights: Not sure what these are i rilly nead a jeoarb FROGS FROGS FROGS!!!!

(Still) Declassified.

availablelight — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:02:50 -0800

(Still) Declassified. "In January 2009, I had an idea; photograph people in their homes that have placed a wide variety of personal advertisements. Although I imagined most people wouldn’t want to give up their anonymity, I rightly imagined some would be willing to. " Mark Andrew's personal website couldn't handle the first FPP posted by UbuRoivas--nerve.com is now hosting 13 of these images (with accompanying craigslists ads). One image (still) possibly NSFW.

Free house plant. Not sure the variety. The pot is NOT included.

The Whelk — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:05:05 -0800

Item Not As Described: A website that explores the differences between items for sale on craigslist and the photos provided. ( via Miko via metachat )

Craigslist: Less erotic than before?

stinkycheese — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:18:52 -0800

Acting on criticisms and pressure from law enforcement, Craigslist has announced it will shut down its "erotic services" category in the U.S. Reaction is mixed and some are suggesting that online prostitution will simply find a new name.

Missed Connections

ugf — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:29:55 -0800

Missed Connections by state A map showing missed connections for Craigslist, by state and gender breakdown, for approximately the last two weeks by Very Small Array.

JeansList

cashman — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:51:05 -0800

Among the dopest female lyricists in Hip Hop history, fans were dismayed when Jean Grae seemed to retire from Rap. But she returned and now she's got a new plan. Want her to kick sick lyrics on your project? Check out the ad she put on Craigslist this afternoon. 16 bars for $800. "You got beats?? cd's?? envelopes?? yousendit?? protools? Whatever you got I'll try and find a way to work with it." Though she proclaims "I work fast, so you'll have em fast," you might want to be patient. Taco Day is one of the songs she really got known for - it's 9:14 long (the version on youtube is missing an entire chunk of the song). It's especially NSFW, written from the persona of an abused teen who goes crazy and takes out everybody in her path.

Craigstistics

Korou — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:50:42 -0800

Craigslistindex graphs data pulled from Craigslist listings. On the front page you can compare the costs of different regions. Listed in further detail are: rental, real estate, auto, and overall pricings; as well as personal and job listings. (via Mashup Awards, more Craigslist Mashups)

Lost in the Forster

not_the_water — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:40:49 -0800

"Room With A Screw: My 45-day quest to convince a craigslist scammer to write me a poem-- and how she lost her mind and tried to become my friend"

just a fun loving (and surprisingly buff) nerd!!!

Dirjy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:10:33 -0800

Just a Fun Loving Nerd!!! "the names abilio people just call me bill , let me tell you about myself..."

I'm on Jones above the massage parlour

plexi — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:34:10 -0800

Need an apartment? MapsKrieg is a mashup of Google Maps and Craigslist real estate listings that can show you just how close to the Tenderloin you'll be.

What if yellow and red started breeding?

Blazecock Pileon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:27:52 -0800

Survival of the fittest

You're Not My Father

defenestration — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:55:13 -0800

You're Not My Father Created by Paul Slocum. From the project PDF Document: This video project is composed of a sequence of recreations of a 10 second scene from the television show, Full House, overlaid with a set of sound loops from the scene's original music. The crews who re-shot the scene were recruited through Internet message boards and Craigslist, and each of the original 10 crews were paid $150, using a commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., for Networked Music Review. The project included participants from Austin, Cincinnati, Chicago, Dallas, Denton, London, and San Francisco. The following pages of this document are the instructions that were issued to the participants who responded to my ads and message board posts. Although the commission money has been exhausted, I am still accepting submissions to the project. If you are interested in participating, follow the instructions in the following pages of this document for shooting the scene and delivering the footage, and I will add the footage to the video sequence online and in any current or future gallery exhibitions.

Circuit Split on Online Housing Ads

goatdog — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:22:05 -0800

Last month, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals: you cannot sue Craigslist for housing ads that violate the Fair Housing Act. Full decision (PDF); summary and analysis. This week, Ninth Circuit: you can sue Roommate.com for housing ads that violate the Fair Housing Act. Full decision (PDF); summary and analysis. The difference? Roommate.com facilitates the violations with its insidious check-boxes. It all hinges on how the courts interpret a section of the Communications Decency Act, a question that the Supreme Court may have to settle.

Possibly the best Craigslist post ever

porn in the woods — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:30:03 -0800

Possibly the best Craigslist post of all time. via Daring Fireball Cinderblock content ahead!

Rents are rising: News at 11

rtha — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:52:23 -0800

Rents are up in San Francisco. CraigStatsSF can tell you by how much over the last year. (coming soon: NYC, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, and more. What neighborhoods are hot? (Heatmaps are cool). Firefox is your friend.

This is why we dont build on spec anymore

crunchywelch — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:09:33 -0800

Columbia Law grad is scammed, along with 78 other professionals, into working for free for weeks. Craigslist, some detective work, and the unusual motivation behind the scam all contribute to this interesting story of internets-related shenanigans.

Fate: 1 Internets: 0

zarq — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:03:43 -0800

Newsfilter: 30,000 customers in the San Francisco area lost power today at about 1:50pm PDT, in a series of power failures which knocked out a major datacenter hub: 365 Main. The hub controls servers for many social media sites, including Technorati, Netflix, Yelp, Craigslist and all Six Apart properties, including TypePad, LiveJournal and Vox. (6A's twitter stream has updates.) More here and here. Amusingly enough, 365 Main tempted fate and released a press release today patting themselves on the back for "two years of 100-percent uptime".

Yay, Internet!

brittney — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:50:39 -0800

This might make you smile.

Craig's List woes.

rodo — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:16:09 -0800

Craig's List ad causes woman's home to be destroyed. We have all heard about the numerous Craig's List scams and pranks, but this one takes things to a new low. Vandals ripped apart Laurie Ray's house after an ad posted on Craig's List invited people to take anything, and everything, they wanted. From the light fixtures to the hot water heater, everything is gone - including the kitchen sink.

Missed Connections Comics

Ufez Jones — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:43:00 -0800

I Saw You: Missed Connections Comics - a flickr project in which artists illustrate posts from Craigslist's Missed Connections. Possibly NSFW. (via)

Look at the Silicone Valley.

nickyskye — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:16:36 -0800

Advice to Young Men from an Old Man and other Best of Craigslist posts. [previously].

The Internets is Serious Business

revmitcz — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:52:40 -0800

"Dear Internet, I'm Sorry..." Meet Michael Crook, being billed as "the most hated man on the internet". First coming in to view when taking a really bad idea to it's ridiculous extreme, he appears on Fox's Hannity & Colmes to lambast members of the military for being "worthless pukes" and whining about their compensation. One site decides to give him a taste of his own medicine, which he clearly didn't like.

Missed Connections

Flashman — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:54:08 -0800

13 Malamutes for sale