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Craigslist founder Craig Newmark reflects on the origins of Craigslist.org as a simple e-mail list for arts & technology that was moved online after his email CC list mechanism broke at 240 email addresses.
"I figured by the time early 95 rolled around I should give something back to people since I was taking advantage of so much good stuff other people were doing," says Craigslist founder Craig Newmark.
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark explains that websites like Craigslist and Wikipedia are ruled by "consent of the governed."
He believes democracy is more efficient via the web, which "scales up person-to-person communications...into the millions."
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark discusses the cultural and political ramifications of the explosion of online social networking.
"We're seeing trends which are changing the course of human history," says Newmark.