Craigslist began as a local community newsletter in San Francisco and has grown to become one of the most visited English websites worldwide, hosting classified ads across over 450 cities. It focuses on specific local communities, originally just San Francisco before expanding to other major US cities. While starting as a personal project, Craigslist incorporated in 1999 and has grown into a successful company, adding more locations each year. One ongoing challenge is preventing scams within the user-submitted classified ads.

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2.  What is Craiglist.org?
 The Craigslist Network
 Craigslist Financials
 Craigslist Controversy

3.  Originally a San Francisco community electronic
newsletter
 Craigslist.org is now one of the most visited English
language Web sites, with local classifieds for more
than 450 cities worldwide
 The site’s main function is to host classified ads that
cover practically every category

4.  Each craigslist site focuses on a specific community.
Originally, craigslist only listed classifieds and
announcements within San Francisco. As the service
grew in popularity, expanding well beyond founder
Craig Newmark's original concept, craigslist added
other cities to its network. The first city to join the
network was Boston in 2000. A couple of months later,
Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Portland, San
Diego, Seattle and Washington, D.C. followed suit.
Today, more than 450 cities have a craigslist
community site.

5.  Craigslist started as a pet project but blossomed into a
full-fledged company. In 1999, craigslist incorporated
as a for-profit organization. The company also
purchased the domain craigslist.com to prevent
anyone from buying it and misleading craigslist
members.
 Each year since then, craigslist has expanded to cover
more cities and communities, becoming a powerful
financial force in the process.

6.  One of the biggest challenges for the craigslist
community is weeding out scam artists. The site has a
section describing common scam tactics and what
users should do if they come across them.