Think of eBay without all the commerce and you have Craigslist, a site that allows you to trade products, services and more. It started in San Francisco (doesn't everything having to do with the Internet start there?) but has expanded to several other cities, including our area. There is a Craig (Craig Newmark, a software engineer) and this began as his local mailing list of arts events - now it covers everything from autos to computers. The site makes money from paid job listings in the Bay Area - otherwise all listings are free. It's basically local classified ads that allow you to get rid of stuff, house hunt, make new friends - the list goes on and on.

Here are some links to understand the site better.

• Craigslist.com: the main site, for San Francisco.
• newyork.craigslist.com: listings for our area (includes NJ and other parts of the Tri-State area)
• New York Housing: listing for apartments and houses in NYC, NJ, Long Island and Westchester
• New York Jobs: lots of listings for media/TV/film jobs
• New York Forums: discuss city life and other topics

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