Craigslist a haven for Crooks?

Canada.com recently wrote an article titled, "Craigslist a haven for crooks..." -- here's an excerpt:

"Craigscrimelist also listed the experience of a Maine father of four who advertised his handyman services so he could feed his kids and was
e-mailed by someone offering to pay him to sexually abuse one of his children."

How much trust do you put in the anonymous people on the other side of Craigslist? It seems there is a real need for greater level of trust in the online classifieds market. Everyday we hear stories of people getting ripped off on Craigslist, and a number of other 'anonymous' listings sites. Why do people put trust in these people they have never met? Because they NEED something.

We all have needs, and we are willing to do sometimes crazy things to fulfill those needs. There needs to be a system that allows people to know WHO they are doing business with, and what others thought of doing business with those people...

But who shall provide that? :)


Stay tuned.Technorati Tags: craigslist, classifieds, jobs, work

Playing with a new look

We are changing up the user interface of the site a bit. We are pretty excited about the new look, and think you guys will digg it! We completely changed the top level navigation, and made some user experience changes that make it easier for the user.

If you know me, you know that I am absolutely horrible about keeping secrets. My wife knows her Christmas gifts before Thanksgiving! So, I can't help but share a little sneak peak:

Consumer Centric

Welcome to the Workstir blog!

We are very busy building the next evolution of online classifieds, and can't wait to show it to you. One of the key components to Workstir is that we believe the consumer should have every possible way imaginable to post a need. This is illustrated by our homepage having a clear and distinctive flow of action.


You won't need an account to get your post started. We are encouraging our users to just start posting. We feel that the more posts we have in the system, the more likely we are to attract the right type of service providers. So when you receive your e-mail to start participating in the private beta, don't be afraid to just start posting needs you may have!