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...We’re around for everyday needs,” says Craig Newmark, the list’s founder. Newmark’s original, San Francisco-based craigslist.org, which he started in 1995, gained such a strong following in the Bay Area that the need for spin-off sites in other cities became apparent. Boston was chosen as Craigslist’s first expansion city in 2000 because of its high concentration of Internet users. “Boston is a city with a lot of people on the web, and there’s probably a high correlation...
...site is free to use (except for a $75 fee for job postings in the Bay Area) and free of annoying banner and pop-up ads. Its only revenue comes from the job postings, but that's enough to pay a staff of 14 and still be profitable, says Newmark. In fact, while other Internet businesses were collapsing, Craig's List was enjoying a growth spurt. Over the past year, its traffic has doubled, according to research firm Nielsen/NetRatings, overtaking Yahoo Classifieds...
...standards, and another for internal use by managers who prefer the old system. For Ahold, it's not just a question of more rigorous accounting. More immediately, even as the company seeks to get to the bottom of the scandal, it needs to keep its creditors at bay...
When the Fighting Irish took on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays last Spring, Morgalis struck out 1993 World Series MVP Pat Borders and discovered what a magical experience...
...belt, Compass is setting the standard for grassroots labels worldwide. By all accounts an efficient, well-run business, the only thing cluttering Compass’ offices are Hannah’s Teletubbies. At Smith Barney, Brown worked in a 20th-story office overlooking San Francisco’s East Bay. Compass operates out of a pink cottage with a wraparound porch in Nashville, slightly off Music Row. Compass employee Brad Martin calls the office a “casual atmosphere,” full of coaches, TV sets and Hannah’s diapers...