Accused “Craigslist Killer” Philip Markoff, 24,  committed suicide at Nashua Street Jail yesterday morning by tying a plastic bag over his head. He was supposed to go on on trial in March, nearly two years after he allegedly killed Julissa Brisman, a 25-year-old New York masseuse who traveled to Boston after placing an advertisement for her services on Craigslist. Markoff is alleged to have shot Brisman three times with a handgun on April 14,... Full Story

World Webby Awards, an international paid-entry-exclusive award honoring excellence on the Internet, recently announced the  "The Ten Most Influential Internet Moments of the Decade"- Craigslist expands outside San Francisco (2000) In 2000, the free classifieds site broadened its reach outside of San Francisco into nine additional U.S. cities, sending chills down the spines of newspaper publishers everywhere. Today Craigslist serves free listings in more than 500 cities in 50 countries,... Full Story

Chicago, USA Samir Zia Chowhan, a Chicago immigration attorney of Chowhan Law Firm, and his partner (at the firm) wanted a legal assistant. Like a lot of us who post advertisement and jobs online, he used the famous online classifieds website - Craigslist. But instead of posting it in jobs section, he posted it in the "Adult Gigs" section of the site. The advertisement was as follows -   Loop law firm looking to hire am [sic] energetic woman for their open secretary/legal assistant position.... Full Story

San Francisco, USA Craigslist, the San Francisco based online classified giant, has announced that it will shut down its Erotic Services section. Instead it will replace it with Adult section that it will closely monitor. Jim Buckmaster wrote in the Craigslist Blog -     As of today for all US craigslist sites, postings to the “erotic services” category will no longer be accepted, and in 7 days the category will be removed. Also effective today for all US sites, a new... Full Story