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eBay buys 25% of craigslist

2004-08-13 22:40:34.924906+02 by Diane Reese 2 comments

Something tells me eBay buying into craigslist is not a very good idea. (And this is coming from someone who uses both regularly: there are reasons that both exist, and mixing them feels creepy to me.)

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#Comment Re: made: 2004-08-14 00:34:33.106372+02 by: Dan Lyke

Here's Craig Newmark's take on the buy-out.

#Comment And that of... made: 2004-08-24 00:35:29.978727+02 by: baylink

a hundred commenters, who sound like they collectively make a helluva lot of sense to me...

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