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24 Jan 2025
Looks like it's useful to repeat actual facts from @baekdal:
baekdal.com/monetization/the…
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Thanks, I appreciate the kind words, will keep the faith!
In 1993, Craig Newmark moved to SF. Strangers online helped him find neighborhoods, restaurants, events. To give back, he started a simple email list. He wanted to call it "SF Events." But people already had a name for it: Craigslist.
h/t:Theo Von
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Please RT or give if you can. @craignewmark @questlove #GoSocceroos #FlagDay2026 donorschoose.org/project/art…
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Attachments are the Devil's playground
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Jun 13
26 years ago.
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Henry the Red-tailed Hawk had the eyes of his nestling and his mate Octavia watching him as he landed on the 927 Fifth Avenue nest. He quickly dropped off food and then continued hunting for more. He is a great father.
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Jun 13
Thank you
Would you please repost
I have a little SPED room that would be so appreciative of any help for next year
🍎Writing paper
🍎Bow name tags
🍎LOOK what we are doing today sign
🍎Cute curtains
@craignewmark @TonyHQ1985
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Jun 12
To fight AI-powered scams we are building AI-powered defenses. From realtime scam detection on Android to intercepting 10B malicious messages monthly we’re committed to protecting users and building a safer internet. Learn about our multi-layered approach
blog.google/innovation-and-a…
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Great news: Aladdin appears to be healthy! This young Red-tailed Hawk flew to the railing when a Ranger arrived and looked fine, allaying any concerns, and remains free. Thanks to the @wildbirdfund for advice and assistance!
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Jun 12
Donors Choose project, @craignewmark @CharityCheetah @JohnLegere please RP ✨️
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Happy to once again support LE partners in disruption of the AudiA6 service, allegedly responsible for $389 million USD in cryptocurrency money laundering:
justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/two…
secretservice.gov/newsroom/r…
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Jun 12
@craignewmark Pls share - It’s time to refresh the classroom library with activity sets to help my students read fluently.
🌟 Special Education Teacher - Exceptional Needs
🌟 Starting year 10
🌟 Teaching: Personal Finance
🌟 Teaching: Foundational Reading and English
🌟 National Board Certified - Exceptional Needs
🌟 CTE - Business and Finance
🌟 Working on a Masters in K-12 Personal Finance donorschoose.org/project/ste…
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Help me give my students interactive notebooks to think critically, stay organized, and deepen learning. A repost is also a wonderful support. Thank you for taking the time to help my students. @craignewmark @CharityCheetah @JohnLegere please repost.
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Jun 12
Join Girls Who Code and WiCyS for a webinar on 6/30 where you’ll hear about why girls and women disengage from the cybersecurity pipeline and how bias, belonging, and underrepresentation impact each stage of a woman's cybersecurity career. Register today! brighttalk.com/webcast/17216…
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Jun 11
The earliest humans to walk aimlessly were called Meanderthals
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A comic by Schillar
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Jun 12
"socially awkward" is totally correct
Jun 12
Imagine building a company worth $30 billion...
And choosing not to take the money.
That's exactly what he did , And says he has no regrets 🤯
Meet Craig Newmark.
> Born in Morristown, New Jersey. 1952.
> Self-described nerd. Socially awkward kid.
> Father died when Craig was just 13 years old.
> Buried himself in books and computers.
> Spent 17 years working at IBM.
> Got frustrated with corporate politics. Quit.
> Joined a small tech company in San Francisco. 1993.
> The internet was brand new. Chaotic. Exciting.
> Wanted to help people around him connect.
> Started a simple email list for friends in 1995.
> Shared local events. Job openings. Random stuff.
> Called it Craigslist.
> Word spread. People started asking to be added.
> Then more people. Then way more people.
> Spent $35 a month on web hosting. That was the entire budget. 💀
> By 1999 — millions of people using it every month.
> Venture capitalists started showing up at his door.
> Threw billions at him. Told him to monetize everything.
> Charge for listings. Run ads. Do the Silicon Valley thing.
> He said no. Every single time.
> Incorporated Craigslist as a company just to manage the growth.
> Never took a single dollar of outside investment. Ever.
> Kept almost everything free.
> Bankers later estimated he walked away from $11 billion. 🚀
> He confirmed it himself.
> Said "That estimate jives with my guesswork."
> Still said no.
> Today — 250 million monthly users.
> More traffic than Amazon in some categories.
> Revenue less than $1 billion per year.
> Could be $30 billion. Chose not to.
> Still looks like a website from 2001. On purpose. 💀
> Craig stepped back from day-to-day operations.
> Now spends most of his time donating to journalism and civic causes.
> Signed the Giving Pledge in 2025 — gave away most of his wealth.
> Said "I don't need billions. I've met a bunch of rich people and none of them are all that happy."
> Built one of the most visited websites in history. Kept it free. Gave the money away.
Absolute legend 🔥🐐
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Heads up! New report going out daily: the Initial Access Broker Report shadowserver.org/what-we-do/… on compromised hosts likely under control of IABs
Data thanks to collaboration with anonymous researchers & @spycloudco - thank you!
Check your free daily reports from us!
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