LIVE BLOGGING: Craig Newmark on The Election, Customer Service & the State of the Media
Posted in Connect SF 2008 By RealEstateCafe, Wednesday, July 23, 2008.Cyber audience, join this conversation with Craig Newmark, customer service rep & founder, craigslist.org (They are now up to 12 billion page views per month. Does that mean that every person on the planet visits Craigslist twice a month?)
Craig: This election could see the emergence of a new Civic Generation, taking power away from the Baby Boomer generation.
Inman Community members: Does that inspire you or threaten you?
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Submitted by RealEstateCafe on July 23, 2008 - 4:17pm.
Craig Newmark is passionately concerned about supporting investigative reporting:
Wonder if Brad will ask what kind of investigative reporting Craig would like to see in real estate?
Brad's opening the discussion to questions from the audience instead. Anyone in cyber space got a question?
I'd love to see investigative reporters, and industry regulators, explore whether dual agency (a.k.a "designated agency") contributed to the housing bubble? Here are my own thoughts:
Misleading home buyers: Conflict of Interest? What conflict of interest?
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Submitted by Susan Goulding on July 23, 2008 - 4:36pm.
Conflict of interest Lender/Agents -- those who capitalize on the loan, the buyer or seller side of the deal - maybe even in past days the refinance of house #1 to buy house #2 - now losing them all... how much did this play into the housing debacle?