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Craigslist is 'cesspool of crime,' says rival
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article published on 26 February, 2011
Oodle, the company behind the popular Facebook app Marketplace has released a study this week, one that shows Craigslist is really a "a cesspool of crime."
The report links Craigslist to 330 crimes and 12 deaths in the U.S. in 2010, and a total of 20 deaths since the classified's launch in 1995.
After Oodle released the study, Craigslist CEO went ballistic on the report, slamming it, ... [ read the full article ]
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26. February 2011 @ 19:08 |
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I wouldn't doubt it
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jookycola
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26. February 2011 @ 20:54 |
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I honestly never even heard of "Oodle" until this article. But they sound kind of desperate to me. I think i'll stick with the cesspool, I've had really good transactions on Craigslist so far, so no need to try some upstart that needs to pay off reviewers to get business.
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xnonsuchx
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26. February 2011 @ 23:38 |
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Oh yeah...NOBODY can fake a Facebook account! ;-)
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xaznboitx
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27. February 2011 @ 03:45 |
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Rental rip- offs HA
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27. February 2011 @ 05:00 |
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if craigslist prove the findings to be false they can sue for slandering.
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SomeBozo
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27. February 2011 @ 16:33 |
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So what makes Oodle so 'safe" too... I have 5 smurf e-mail accounts depending on if i sign up for some special "free" offer for something, and a couple smurf facebook accounts too. Why think just because the account is hooked up to a facebook account it is any safer.
On the other hand when i buy/sell stuff from craigslist... I'm very security conscious, only meet in a public place, never alone, typically i like meeting at work to make the exchange... Heck i rent out rooms in my house too, the best renters i've had to date were from Craigslist... Nothing like craigslist is entirely bad or good....
While i remember craigslist too a long time after saying they would remove the "Adult Services" after it was linked to a number of dead prostitutes or provided a means for illegal services... Sure they are gone now but after Craigslist mention the removed it took 3 months+ to carry it out.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. February 2011 @ 16:34
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ZeusAV
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28. February 2011 @ 13:53 |
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I've made plenty of money buying and selling on Craigslist. People just need to use common sense when meeting strangers.
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4. March 2011 @ 14:52 |
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You have to remember that Craigslist is no different than selling in your local newspaper which we could point fingers at for murder and other crimes as well. Any time you meet a stranger personally there is a potential of something going south. A little bit of common sense and street smarts, goes along way.
I use Craigslist all of the time and have yet to have problems but that certainly doesn?t mean they don?t exist or that the potential isn?t there. You have to be smart with how you inter act and you?ll be mostly safe.
If you looked at real numbers and percentages of crimes involved it would be in the single digits so this is just sensationalized for someone?s personal means.
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7. March 2011 @ 03:15 |
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This is so true. Half of the stuff I sell on there get replies from Nigerian scammers.
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