Q: What is craigslist?
A: Local classifieds and forums for 450 cities worldwide - community moderated, and largely free.

Q: What can I find there?
A: Jobs, housing, goods, services, romance, local activities, advice - just about anything really.

Q: How did craigslist get started?
A: In early 1995, by Craig Newmark, in San Francisco, CA

Q: How many people use craigslist?
A: More than 15 million each month

Q: How many classified ads does craigslist receive?
A: craigslist users self-publish 14 million new classified ads each month

Q: How many job listings does craigslist receive?
A: More than 750,000 new job listings each month

Q: What about craigslist discussion forums?
A: More than 50 million user postings in 100 topical forums

Craigslist was started on March 1995 in San Fransico Bay Area
others....
6/2000: Boston
8/2000: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, Washington DC
10/2000: Sacramento

Rochester NY hit craigslist in April 2005.