Comments on: What Does eBay Do with Craigslist Stake? http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/27/what-does-ebay-do-with-craigslist-stake/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Skype: The Rodney Dangerfield of Telecom | Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/27/what-does-ebay-do-with-craigslist-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-53325 Skype: The Rodney Dangerfield of Telecom | Mark Evans Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:32:14 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/27/what-does-ebay-do-with-craigslist-stake/#comment-53325 [...] facing eBay and its new president, John Donahue, is what to do with eBay (and StumbleUpon and Craigslist, for that matter). Do you sell Skype, and wash your hands of an acquisition that made little sense. [...] [...] facing eBay and its new president, John Donahue, is what to do with eBay (and StumbleUpon and Craigslist, for that matter). Do you sell Skype, and wash your hands of an acquisition that made little sense. [...]

]]> By: Aidan Henry http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/27/what-does-ebay-do-with-craigslist-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-52542 Aidan Henry Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:07:07 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/27/what-does-ebay-do-with-craigslist-stake/#comment-52542 I think it is extremely difficult to put a true value on Craigslist. The beauty of the service lies in its simplicity and lack of ads (and the fact that it's free for the most part). Should Craigslist change any of these factors in an attempt to generate more revenue, a severe user backlash would occur. This would, in turn, negatively affect the valuation. In addition, it would take away from Craigslist's pristine, non-profit-like image, which has contributed to the success of the service. It's a true dilemma that has no right answer - unless of course Newmark simply plans to keep the service as a philanthropic endeavour... Cheers, Aidan www.MappingTheWeb.com I think it is extremely difficult to put a true value on Craigslist. The beauty of the service lies in its simplicity and lack of ads (and the fact that it’s free for the most part). Should Craigslist change any of these factors in an attempt to generate more revenue, a severe user backlash would occur. This would, in turn, negatively affect the valuation. In addition, it would take away from Craigslist’s pristine, non-profit-like image, which has contributed to the success of the service.

It’s a true dilemma that has no right answer - unless of course Newmark simply plans to keep the service as a philanthropic endeavour…

Cheers,
Aidan
http://www.MappingTheWeb.com

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/27/what-does-ebay-do-with-craigslist-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-52524 Mark Evans Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:30:11 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/27/what-does-ebay-do-with-craigslist-stake/#comment-52524 Craig: Thanks for the traffic catch! I was using Craigslist.com by mistake. Craig:

Thanks for the traffic catch! I was using Craigslist.com by mistake.

]]> By: Chris L http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/27/what-does-ebay-do-with-craigslist-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-52522 Chris L Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:18:14 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/27/what-does-ebay-do-with-craigslist-stake/#comment-52522 Great article, didn't know Ebay owned a portion of Craigslist. They must be a little angry at that. ;) Just a small correction, if you do an analysis with compete.com on craigslist.org Craiglists has around 30.1 million visitors. Compared to Kijiji.com's 1.8 million. Great article, didn’t know Ebay owned a portion of Craigslist. They must be a little angry at that. ;)

Just a small correction, if you do an analysis with compete.com on craigslist.org Craiglists has around 30.1 million visitors. Compared to Kijiji.com’s 1.8 million.

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