(TrendHunter.com) This slideshow of Craigslist innovations shows that this worldwide phenomenon is more than just a message board. With bizarre missed connections, hilarious parodies and playoff ticket frenzies, Craigslist.org…

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Filed under: Technology , Media Tom Dart’s crusade against Craigslist appears to have come to a close. The Cook County, Ill., sheriff sought to have the online classified site’s erotic section shut down, filing suit in federal court to close what he called the “single largest source of prostitution in the nation.” He didn’t get much help from the judge, however, who dismissed the lawsuit, according to the San Francisco affiliate of NBC . Dart filed the suit earlier this year, claiming that “Craigslist unabashedly facilitates prostitution, then ultimately makes a profit from it.” U.S. District Judge John F. Grady didn’t see it that way. “Sheriff Dart may continue to use Craigslist’s Web site to identify and pursue individuals who post allegedly unlawful content,” the federal judge wrote in his ruling, “But he cannot sue Craigslist for their conduct.” The net result is that law enforcement officials can use Craigslist to investigate prostitution schemes, but the website itself shouldn’t be the target. Gallery: Craigslist Sex Ads Exposed Continue reading Law enforcement must target hookers, not Craigslist Law enforcement must target hookers, not Craigslist originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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(TrendHunter.com) In an effort to thwart cereal criminals who would engage in identity theft in order to sell fake flakes, Kelloggs has embarked upon a Corn Flake branding effort in the UK. If all goes according to plan,…

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(TrendHunter.com) In July, Kerry Coryell posted a 3-page ad on Craigslist looking for folks that might be willing to trade services so that she could have the wedding of her dreams. To her delight, the response was overwhelming.…

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Filed under: Economy Early Monday morning, the Census Bureau announced that new home sales surged 11 percent in June compared with a month earlier [pdf], outpacing most economists’ estimates and leading to a orgy of enthusiastic news coverage. But did sales really climb? The press certainly thinks so. Bloomberg News reported that the data provide “evidence that the deepest housing slump since the Great Depression is starting to stabilize,” while the Associated Press said it was “another sign the housing market is finally bouncing back from the worst downturn in decades.” And so on. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Continue reading Why Monday’s housing numbers are meaningless Why Monday’s housing numbers are meaningless originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , People , Media If you’re looking for love in all the wrong places, Craigslist is still in a position to help. The online ad machine, founded by Craig Newmark (right), vowed to get rid of its red-light district two months ago, by taking the “drastic” step of changing its “Erotic Services” section to “Adult Services.” The site also said it would screen ads to ensure that they aren’t for prostitution. But Tom Dart, sheriff of Cook County, Illinois (which includes Chicago), says nothing has changed . In May, the Craigslist erotic-services section drew considerable unwanted attention in the case of the “Craigslist killer,” in which several Boston-area homicides were linked to the erotic-services section of the classifieds website; police believe the killer found his victims on Craigslist. Continue reading Craigslist’s ‘adult services’ policy: One sheriff still isn’t going for it Craigslist’s ‘adult services’ policy: One sheriff still isn’t going for it originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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